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emanate

[em-uh-neyt] / ˈɛm əˌneɪt /


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.


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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

The crying seemed to emanate from outside the darkened window.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

It emanates from a source of gratitude — gratitude for the opportunity to do meaningful work.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 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

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

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

Up on stage, the actors stood frozen, staring at a flickering light that emanated from a far corner of the theater as the feathered microraptors shrieked and scattered.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

I’m afraid that’s the only reasonable conclusion to be drawn from the past few days of rage and tactlessness emanating from Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

For decades scientists and researchers have been vexed by a sound emanating from cats.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 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

The voice emanating from the aluminum speaker grid was as serious as a nuclear winter.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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