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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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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

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 let her talk, let her voice counter the unspoken, insistent ones that emanate from my broken mind.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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’s impossible to see an expression on the girl’s face, but a feeling of longing emanates from the glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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

Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

There was a palpable kindness that emanated throughout, as though every employee was working in her honor, whether performing in a show alongside her blood relatives or selling bedazzled tank tops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

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

This conversation, which took place in a backstage trailer vibrating from the country and hip-hop tunes emanating from nearby stages, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The two inspectors “noted the particular odor emanating from the dumping of putrescent food waste,” according to the notice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

The steam emanating from a fried zucchini fritter was…unnatural.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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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