EMANATION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

emanation

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Definition of emanation

as in emission

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Recent Examples of emanation In 2015, for instance, Tel Aviv University researchers demonstrated a radio spying device that could steal information from a computer based on the electromagnetic emanations of its processor from a couple of feet away. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 4 Mar. 2026 From presence as performance to loving presence as emanation. — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Another way of saying this is that the radiant or emanation point of most meteor showers appears highest in the sky before dawn. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025 This perhaps had something to do with the curious luminance of the boy’s face, as in paintings of saints, as though the glow were the emanation of grace. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emanation

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Traditionally, cement kilns have relied heavily on fossil fuels, creating emissions from combustion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026
Sustainability initiatives With the ship redo, Windstar added more energy efficient engines that reduce emissions of nitrous and sulfur oxides Advanced wastewater treatment systems were also installed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of emission

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The simple act of passing shares from one generation to another can become a liquidity event in some jurisdictions, and if such outflows are not managed and properly planned for, almost no long-term succession can be successful.

— Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
So, when companies that used to routinely print tens of billions in annual free cash flow start putting up immaterial sums — or even outflows — investors understandably start to be concerned.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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Drinking lemon water every day may help lower the risk of calcium kidney stones, mainly because lemon juice contains citrate and the water itself supports healthy urine flow.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
That has left oil supplies being released in intermittent waves, rather than returning to the stable, steady flow seen in the past.

— , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

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What followed was a global outpouring of grief, conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and the heartbreaking image of her sons, William, then 15, and Harry, 12, following their mother’s casket through London.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Local media reporting on the issue sparked an outpouring of rage, with even the prime minister’s office weighing in.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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