emission

noun

Definition of emissionnext
as in flow
a flowing or going out The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.

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Recent Examples of emission Those were the dismal days of power-robbing emissions systems adapted to otherwise delightful power trains. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025 The governor’s office echoed that sentiment, adding that the proposal would seek to cut the state’s emissions load as much as possible while seeking to balance affordability. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025 Go deeper • Grid Edge, a British carbon emission reduction startup, raised £2.8m in funding from Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, Mercia Ventures, Centrica, and bp Ventures. — Lucinda Shen, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025 This generates greenhouse gas emissions and consumes large amounts of water. — Chris Sharp, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emission
  1. flow
  2. discharge
  3. flight
  4. emanation
  5. outflow
Noun
  • Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.
    — Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This, in turn, reduces clumping during brewing, yielding less waste and the strong, consistent flow needed to produce a tasty cup of espresso.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of flow
Noun
  • Luna, a cosponsor of the bill, moved to bypass leadership and launched a discharge petition, a procedural move that allows a measure to move forward without the speaker's approval, to force a vote on it.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In light of the deal, sources said Rep. Luna will not trigger her bipartisan discharge petition -- which has 218 signatures -- to allow mothers and fathers to vote remotely for up to 12 weeks after childbirth.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of discharge
Noun
  • The incident occurred ahead of Sporting Charleroi’s 1-0 home victory over Standard Liege in the Jupiler Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • However, a March 27 report indicated that a flight carrying 60 Cuban migrants arrived in Havana from the United States.
    — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of flight
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  • Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it.
    — Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Lacking this, other than emanations and penumbras, how exactly are bond prices supposed to measure NRSRO ratings in basis points?
    — Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of emanation
Noun
  • The outflows are nowhere near those that toppled then-dictator Suharto.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Some arcs, however, have a different orientation—suggesting that either the outflow is breaking apart, or that there are different outflows there superimposed on each other.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of outflow

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“Emission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emission. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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