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radiate

[rey-dee-eyt, rey-dee-it, -eyt] / ˈreɪ diˌeɪt, ˈreɪ di ɪt, -ˌeɪt /


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But Ms. Northeast seems to radiate the same joy as Sybylla’s in being who she is and doing what she does.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Cordido's eyes can't help but radiate with gratitude when he speaks about the volunteer rescuers who pulled him from the ruins of Venezuela's double earthquake, which killed more than 2,600 people.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Rivers run low, exposing beds of sand, stone and gravel that absorb and radiate heat.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

It was a fairly straightforward calculation: how much light does an empty cavity radiate?

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Durga Devi finds no relief after a day working in New Delhi's sweltering summer, because her poorly ventilated home radiates trapped heat, leaving her bedroom as hot as 45 degrees at night.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

"Killer heat warnings" reads the Metro's headline, as Western Europe's "heat dome" covering Italy, Spain and France radiates across the English Channel.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Teenagers everywhere fell under the spell of Rice’s vampires in the mid-‘80s with an ardor that AMC’s “The Vampire Lestat” radiates through the devotion of his superfans.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Fox is reborn as Eddie Triplett in the book, a charming and erudite book editor who radiates joie de vivre and is among the loves of his stepdaughter Daphne’s life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

My heart radiates badoom, so I stand and shuffle into the living room and pick a book off my parents’ shelf.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

The resulting device can control the direction in which heat is radiated, switch that behavior on or off, and retain its configuration even after the power has been turned off.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

"You could really feel the love that he radiated towards his mum, dad and sister."

From BBC May 29, 2026

In 1967, his black evening gown with cape radiated simplicity in form and draping even as it also referenced the attire of Catholic priests.

From Salon May 17, 2026

She was a bag of doorknobs, but the movie camera found the gazelle inside the unicorn and captured the joy she radiated.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

G. A hot strain radiated out of him and nearly devastated the human population of southern Sudan.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

“We hope you’ll continue radiating positivity in your community throughout the year, and thank you for loving this festival as much as we do.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

There was a comforting nostalgia in watching her surrounded by tchotchkes, radiating the loose, warm confidence that made “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” such a phenomenon in the 1990s.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

While the impact will not be visible from Earth with the naked eye, people with access to a sophisticated telescope may be able to see a flash radiating off the Moon's surface, Bothwell said.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“If we’re modeling our anxiety about this, we’re radiating urgency, alarm and pressure. Our kids learn to feel that way, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Love how she always smells like lemongrass, especially in the early mornings, yellow warmth radiating from her skin and clothes.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender




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