EMISSION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

emission

noun

Definition of emission

as in flow

a flowing or going out The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.

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Recent Examples of emission South African energy company Sasol faces mounting climate scrutiny after researchers tied emissions from its flagship Secunda plant to about 1,000 premature deaths annually. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 But international attendance has continued to grow, increasing emissions from travel. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 The conversion project is part of a broader strategy the City of London Corporation has implemented to achieve net-zero carbon emissions for its own operations by 2027. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 Food systems account for one-third of global emissions, with food waste alone responsible for 10%. — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emission

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Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy.

— Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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Per the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna and her husband were about to board a one-way flight to Vietnam, a non-extradition country, with a stop in Dubai, when she was arrested.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Chaparral flies autonomously Elroy Air completed a new series of autonomous, uncrewed flight tests of its Chaparral cargo aircraft under the US Department of Transportation and FAA’s eIPP project.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

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Each subsequent generation has seen a new outflow of Italians from the neighborhood as children trade in their family apartments and businesses for bigger houses and paychecks elsewhere.

— Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
Financial institutions often reinforce this outflow of value.

— Wal van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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