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radiate

[rey-dee-eyt, rey-dee-it, -eyt] / ˈreɪ diˌeɪt, ˈreɪ di ɪt, -ˌeɪt /


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As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

In 1974, Stephen Hawking showed that black holes radiate heat and can eventually evaporate, apparently erasing all information about what fell into them — contradicting the quantum principle that evolution must preserve information.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

They radiate a kind of vampiric smoothness, and it will take you no longer to realize that something’s up with these two than it takes to say “Something’s up with these two.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Maybe instead of being reactive, I tend to radiate authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Dad forced a smile and attempted to radiate good humor.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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