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emitted

  • past participle
    of emit.
    emit
    verb (used with object)
    to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
  • past tense form
    of emit.
    emit
    verb (used with object)
    to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.

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He emitted an air of great seriousness while also seeming nearly egoless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Manufacturers also claimed their engines emitted less CO2 - although the green credentials have been challenged because they also release unburnt methane which is itself a very powerful greenhouse gas.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

I told them I got mine hours ago and the group emitted a collective purr.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The vessel last emitted a radio transmission while it was off the coast of Yemen on June 11, according to ship tracking sites reviewed by AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

There, the radiation emitted by a decaying isotope will strike one of the body’s cells.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland