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emanate

[em-uh-neyt] / ˈɛm əˌneɪt /


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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.


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It was quickly wiped out as Iran's push for a winner intensified, Mehdi Taremi scudding the bar, causing a visible gasp to emanate from the table below.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

And it may again emanate from across the pond.

From MarketWatch May 6, 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

Specifically, she never clarifies for us whether the threats faced by her characters are external and real, or whether they emanate from deep within themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

And I can’t believe that something like that would emanate from my room in real life.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Mr. Simms, a historian at the University of Cambridge, is no sentimentalist, and the tone of his book emanates a bracing realism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

There’s a welcome familiarity to Sally Field that emanates through the screen as you watch “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” a charmingly sweet adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s hit 2022 novel of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 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

Katherine's smile reveals none of the discomfort that emanates from her.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

To any onlookers it would seem as though the pulsing blue beam emanated from thin air.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Pakistan has previously blamed the violence in border provinces on militant activity emanating from Afghanistan.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Looking ahead: Strong consumer and business spending “underscores the resiliency of the economy in the face of the energy price shock emanating from the war in the Middle East,” said Nationwide Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

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

So was Citra’s—and as Rowan looked around, he could see that every scythe’s ring within ten yards was emanating the same warning glow.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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