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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 relays
The dongle receives information from the mouse and relays it to the computer’s operating system through Bluetooth or a radio frequency.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Nearby brain regions such as the thalamus, which relays information from your senses to the rest of your brain, shut off first.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The docuseries relays a variety of claims by contestants and producers alike, ranging from season 2's Suzanne Mendonca alleging she was asked to gain weight before appearing on the show, to allegations that contestants' calorie intakes were restricted to as little as 800 calories per day.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Lynn quickly relays information about the upcoming play to Stephens during games, then the linebacker repeats it to his teammates.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
And that trust fall begins with the green dot, who relays the calls, and the keys to everyone on the field.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
McDaniels not only relays play-calls, but offers advice on what to look for from defenses and reminders for Maye to share with his teammates.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The film will follow the story of Valentín (Diego Luna) and Molina (Tonatiuh Elizarraraz), two inmates in an Argentinian prison who form a bond as Molina relays the plot of a glamorous Hollywood movie starring his favorite vampy diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The base unit relays the signal to a monitoring agency, where a central computer is programmed to send an alert to agency personnel if a check-in signal is not received when the offender is supposed to be at home.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Nearby brain regions such as the thalamus, which relays information from your senses to the rest of your brain, shut off first.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The docuseries relays a variety of claims by contestants and producers alike, ranging from season 2's Suzanne Mendonca alleging she was asked to gain weight before appearing on the show, to allegations that contestants' calorie intakes were restricted to as little as 800 calories per day.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Lynn quickly relays information about the upcoming play to Stephens during games, then the linebacker repeats it to his teammates.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
And that trust fall begins with the green dot, who relays the calls, and the keys to everyone on the field.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
McDaniels not only relays play-calls, but offers advice on what to look for from defenses and reminders for Maye to share with his teammates.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The film will follow the story of Valentín (Diego Luna) and Molina (Tonatiuh Elizarraraz), two inmates in an Argentinian prison who form a bond as Molina relays the plot of a glamorous Hollywood movie starring his favorite vampy diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The base unit relays the signal to a monitoring agency, where a central computer is programmed to send an alert to agency personnel if a check-in signal is not received when the offender is supposed to be at home.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relays
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Article 1 of the Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to declare war.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Billed as an action crime drama, which gives a magical realism twist to a real-life figure.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Barabasi Lab’s Nature 150, for instance, conveys the importance of intellectual influence by creating a galaxy-like network of scientific papers and allowing users to travel through its colorful constellations of nodes and links.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nkrumah was crucial in jumpstarting the Ghanaian film industry, building a studio to produce work that conveys an Africa that defies the expectations promoted by colonizers.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
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In particular, fire blight readily spreads from hawthorns to neighboring apples, as well as pear trees, and causes these trees to drop their blossoms, stop fruiting, display wilted stems and leaves, and develop other problems.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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Options strategy With an IV Rank of 47%, options prices are moderately elevated, making debit vertical spreads an efficient way to capture upside exposure.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system is equipment that transmits information about the aircraft's location, speed, altitude and other important flight parameters.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Once embedded, the sensors feed their data to a roadside measurement unit, which stores and transmits the information for analysis.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the Turing test, a judge communicates by text with two unseen interlocutors—one human, one machine—and tries to tell them apart.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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More news to know now Hegseth clamped down on how the military communicates with Congress.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the film imparts a hopeful feeling.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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The frond left on the pan imparts a lot of flavor to the cider pan sauce.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The November 17th already carries considerable weight due to Cena's farewell.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The dukedom of York also carries a dark history, prompting speculation that the title itself may be unlucky, Vanity Fair reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Relays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relays. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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