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emanate

[em-uh-nayt] / 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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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

The noise seemed to emanate in rays from the page; she felt these on her face, a warm mask of embarrassment.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Young people gather around, recording the action on their cellphones as tinny, video game-like music emanates from a speaker.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The series emanates a sense of urgency without cooking up abnormally dramatic situations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The messaging that emanates from these figures steers people away from the traditional work ethic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The light emanates from a large bonfire in the center of the courtyard.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

"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

Frightful sensed in Susan the same love that emanated from Sam, Alice, and this man who held her.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Of course the playwright has prepared the way, but the wayward emotions emanating from these inwardly glowing performances are refreshing in work that has the crisp, circumscribed elegance of a mathematical proof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

"This underscores the resiliency of the economy in the face of the energy price shock emanating from the war in the Middle East."

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 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

Something chirped, then hummed; then there was a gray light emanating from the entire body of the weapon itself.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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