radiate
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Charged-up walls radiate warmth back into rooms that never get the chance to cool.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In effect, the megastructure would absorb starlight, use that energy for whatever purpose its builders intended, and then radiate the excess as infrared heat.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cordido's eyes can't help but radiate with gratitude when he speaks about the volunteer rescuers who pulled him from the ruins of Venezuela's double earthquake, which killed more than 2,600 people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
From those two spots, the cases radiate outward along the two central roadways that happen to cut through both neighborhoods.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Though he radiates ambivalence, Ms. Hepola can’t let go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Durga Devi finds no relief after a day working in New Delhi's sweltering summer, because her poorly ventilated home radiates trapped heat, leaving her bedroom as hot as 45 degrees at night.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"Killer heat warnings" reads the Metro's headline, as Western Europe's "heat dome" covering Italy, Spain and France radiates across the English Channel.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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
‘Maybe she’s like Ares. That guy can spark a fight just by walking into a crowded room. If Nike radiates competitive vibes or something, she could aggravate the whole Greek-Roman rivalry big-time.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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He cranked the energy back up for his 2011 hit No Church in the Wild, which was amplified by firey pyrotechnics that radiated heat through the stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
At its peak, it temporarily radiated with the brilliance of about 10 billion suns.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Green’s voice radiated power and defiance, fighting off the compassion he knows will spell his end.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
In 1967, his black evening gown with cape radiated simplicity in form and draping even as it also referenced the attire of Catholic priests.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
A roar radiated outward as successive strata of the crowd learned that the key had been pressed.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Tom Waits also turns up, radiating his usual hangdog appeal, for another tangential but important scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The heat felt like 100 degrees radiating off the pavement.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead of simply radiating outward, thermal energy can effectively tunnel across the narrow gap through electromagnetic waves.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Over the course of a month, notice which ingredients disappear almost embarrassingly fast and which ones slowly expire in the back of your crisper drawer while radiating guilt.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
This is because any object that has energy is bouncing around—and radiating light.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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