emanate
Usage
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The verb emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. The verb emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.
Example Sentences
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And it may again emanate from across the pond.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
On the sidewalk, generations play spades in the shade and the joyful screams of children emanate from a custom bouncy house adorned with an Egyptian pharaoh bust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Much of the rest of the bottom line growth would emanate from share repurchases, which reduces the number of shares and increases earnings per share.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
But I can’t think of a better term to describe the bizarre hypotheses that emanate from almost every news event of national or international significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
She crawls along the center beam, from which the narrow planks of flooring emanate, toward the stone bulk of the chimney at the far end.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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To all of us, to be technically correct, since it emanates from the speakers of Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 6.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The pungent smell of death emanates from the Caracas morgue, an odour that thousands of liters of donated chlorine cannot mask.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
This stark warning emanates from one of Wall Street’s most respected commentators, Bank of America chief equity strategist Michael Hartnett.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
That call emanates from Salesforce’s current remaining performance obligation, or CRPO, the revenue booked for the next 12 months.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
The light emanates from a large bonfire in the center of the courtyard.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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For several years, stock-market leadership emanated from tech companies with spectacular earnings, low debt profiles and huge piles of cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Residents rushed to shelters clutching bags and blankets, AFP journalists observed, as a large plume of smoke emanated from Kyiv's city centre.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Both were in “the High Eighties,” as Le Guin put it, and the correspondence had a pleasing warmth that emanated from both sides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
There are the standards Salah helped to set that emanated through the club in his and Liverpool's quest for greatness.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
The crown gleams in his gnarled hands, glowing as if sunlight emanated from the metal itself.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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There are also the 85 million pounds of food that thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell emanating from the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Still they say yes—freely, cheerfully, wholeheartedly—and the love emanating from the packed pews at the Cathedral of St. Agnes speaks to the hope these men represent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
You continue to wander, and hear a cheerful female voice emanating from the enormous onstage speakers to inform everyone that water is available for purchase at any of the bar tents for just $4.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Many consumer discretionary companies are confronting higher costs emanating from the oil-price shock.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The blasts erupting from beneath the Eldorado’s hood might have been emanating from Milton’s own chest.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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