EMISSION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

emission

noun

Definition of emission

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 Unsurprisingly, the report lays a lot of blame on the US, which saw its emissions rise more than any other country in the past year. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The resulting revenue would have been used to fund programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including investment in electric vehicles, charging stations, and firefighter training/recruitment. — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 But at Edgar Thomson, fine-particle emissions would increase by more than 40%. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The 2045 goal — cutting emissions to 85% below 1990 levels — is even further off track. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emission

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Noun

Onshore flow brings high-tide flooding to Southeast coast In the Southeast, persistent onshore winds are expected to produce gusty winds and coastal flooding on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
In that regard, small details like the flow of fabric or the impression of breathing are vitally important.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of flow

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More than a third of cases occur following a hospital admission or just after discharge.

— Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
This is made possible by the system’s zero-liquid-discharge technology, which evaporates the brine into solid salt and reduces the need to handle liquid waste.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of discharge

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Congress answered with the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which put the Commerce Department in charge of commercial flight.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In the aerodynamic phenomenon known as ground effect, proximity to that surface squeezes air beneath a craft’s wings to reduce drag and boost lift, with far less propulsive power required than for high-altitude flight.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of flight

Noun

India has been hit with record outflows by foreign investors from its equity markets.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
These measures did not stem the outflow of roughly 100,000 specialists—about a tenth of Russia’s tech workforce—over the course of 2022.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

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