- present tense form of radiate (3rd person singular).
radiates
Example Sentences
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Standing close enough to touch, their pose radiates loyalty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
There is, however, one dazzlingly strange interlude of repressed conflict that radiates such retro 1950s-fixated weirdness that it’s as if David Lynch took a sly pass at the “Mad Max” universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
As a “heat dome” radiates across the US east coast, fans are turning up in record heat to cheer on their teams in the middle of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Teenagers everywhere fell under the spell of Rice’s vampires in the mid-‘80s with an ardor that AMC’s “The Vampire Lestat” radiates through the devotion of his superfans.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
His skin, his whole being, radiates heat from being so near the fire, and I close my eyes, soaking in his warmth.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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