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radiates

VERB

give off; scatter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beam diffuse diverge emanate emit gleam light up shine transmit

STRONG

afford broadcast circulate disseminate distribute expand glitter illumine irradiate issue pour proliferate propagate ramble ramify shed spread sprinkle strew yield

WEAK

branch out give out send out shoot out spread out throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull take

STRONG

collect conceal gather hide hold keep

Example Sentences

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On a clear, cool night, heat naturally radiates away from your body toward the sky, which makes your head feel colder.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

In clipped, fast-moving scenes, Mr. Sayles shifts between the boardroom and the assembly line, and radiates out to develop the roles of attendant characters, from journalists to labor activists to gangsters and rumrunners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The intense focus of the dozen people in the room radiates an aura of calm despite the cacophony of medical machinery beeping and pumping away.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Ushikubo is charming and affable, with a poise that radiates outward.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

And yet everything radiates tension, as if the city has been built upon the skin of a balloon and someone is inflating it toward the breaking point.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr