relay

verb

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as in to give
to give something (such as information or an object) to someone else They relayed the good news to their children just before leaving for work.

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Recent Examples of relay The maid of honor will help with those last coordinating details and relay any necessary information to the wedding party. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025 According to Hello! magazine, Prince William met Kaleb Cooper from the show Clarkson’s Farm, and he was asked to relay a message from his eldest son. — Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Sheriff’s office: ICE has deportation orders for 10,000 people in Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings relayed those totals Tuesday as part of a Board of County Commission discussion about an agreement allowing jail staff to help federal immigration authorities serve warrants and deportation orders. — Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025 The White House has insisted that no classified information was shared in the chat after The Atlantic released screenshots on Wednesday showing Hegseth relayed specific information related to weapons used and the timing of attacks. — Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
  1. give
  2. convey
  3. spread
  4. communicate
  5. transmit
  6. impart
  7. carry
Verb
  • Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In 2017 Francis gave a copy of his 2015 climate encyclical to President Trump, who visited him at the Vatican during his first term.
    — Jeff Brady, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of give
Verb
  • In another, in which Ando conveys the contradictions of the night sky, the top half of the work is obscured and the clouds appear faintly below.
    — Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Hegseth said reporting of his use of the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a forthcoming attack on Houthi targets in Yemen, including to his wife and brother, was intended to undermine President Donald Trump.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of convey
Verb
  • Word of mouth might have been enough for Jesus, but Minnie was relentless in promoting her daughter’s ministry, and McPherson herself embraced one medium after another for spreading her message.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Ultimately, a total of 59 bodies were shipped home for burial, while another 150 were buried in Halifax, spread among three cemeteries.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of spread
Verb
  • In this sense, sound financial management behaviors are an essential protective factor: things like budgeting, tracking expenses, communicating about spending and working together toward financial goals.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Smith, an Arizona resident, also regularly communicates with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents.
    — Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of communicate
Verb
  • The actors, too, wore headsets, their quips, shouts and whispers transmitted digitally into the audience’s ears, at times alternating between the left and right earphones.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Hopefully, yes, given that Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids, and thus spreads less easily than pathogens with respiratory transmission, such as measles, avian flu and coronaviruses.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of transmit
Verb
  • This imparts more energy from gravity, per the authors, increasing the mixing of the granular coffee grounds.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Japanese Pink variety have colorful leaf bases that impart an ornamental touch to this nutritious green.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of impart
Verb
  • The New York Helicopters chartered chopper, which was carrying a pilot, two adults and three children, fell into the Hudson River by Lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon, officials said during a press briefing.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • For all their strong-arm tactics, these two carry themselves as formidable businessmen.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of carry

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