emanate
Usage
What are other ways to say emanate?
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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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
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
A chilly breeze that seemed to emanate from the heart of the forest lifted the hair at Harry’s brow.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
The light emanates from a glow-in-the-dark ice lolly.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mr. Anderson drives home the point that the Smithsonian’s ethos emanates from its leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
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
A faint hum emanates from the dark metal.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
"This agency actually emanated and found itself in the budget from the executive," he said - meaning it came from within the president's own side of government, not from parliament.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
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
The guidance weakness emanated from its Optum unit, which offers physician services, fitness services, health data for other companies, and pharmacy benefits management.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Her face was right up against Hazel’s now, enough so that Hazel could smell the odor of decay that emanated from her.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
For decades scientists and researchers have been vexed by a sound emanating from cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The U.S. is forecast to grow faster than other major economies in the years ahead, propelled by the AI boom emanating from Silicon Valley and robust consumer spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 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
Everything that went on in your life was thought to be due to some positive or negative power emanating from inside your head.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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