1
as in expels
to let or force out of the lungs
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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2
as in radiates
to throw or give off
the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room
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Instead, progress begins locally and radiates outward.—
Claire Foley,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025 -
As the calendar turns its page from 2024 to 2025, the astronomical energy that radiates the cosmos will have a different effect on each of our lives.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The mouth of each tube emits a steady stream of flame, certainly sufficiently powerful to demolish several inches of ice or snow by merely passing over.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2025
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The ouster of nine veteran FBI leaders, including the heads of the Washington and New York field offices, removes respected leaders from their posts and casts doubt across the organization.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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This bill casts an alternative vision for Florida immigrants, emphasizing fairness, economic growth and supporting immigrant communities critical to our economy.—
Carlos Guillermo Smith and Dotie Joseph,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2025
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The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Humiliated when Iran releases the hostages minutes after Reagan is inaugurated.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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This woke bill is just one more example of the moral decay that emanates from Democrats who turn away from Christianity.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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What Philly’s ascension and Sunday night’s rout should remind the Dolphins and other chasers is that the fundamentals of football — offensive and defensive lines — are the starting blocks from which everything else emanates.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Exhales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhales. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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