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as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
intends to personally convey the message to the governor
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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity
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Recent Examples of convey
The scale is important because one of Rowe’s main goals on the series is to convey Mattie’s point of view through his production design.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
To watch dancing is intrinsically delightful, and Flanagan, without doing anything exceptional with the camera, conveys a spectatorial sense of that delight.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The opening acoustic guitar plucks get strong low-mid resonance to sound nice and big, while the higher frequencies receive enough attention to convey string texture.
—PC Magazine, 16 June 2025
The band conveyed cheerfulness, along with an apology, to fans in posting about the changes on Instagram.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 June 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
To watch dancing is intrinsically delightful, and Flanagan, without doing anything exceptional with the camera, conveys a spectatorial sense of that delight.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The opening acoustic guitar plucks get strong low-mid resonance to sound nice and big, while the higher frequencies receive enough attention to convey string texture.
—PC Magazine, 16 June 2025
The band conveyed cheerfulness, along with an apology, to fans in posting about the changes on Instagram.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convey
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that campylobacter is a type of bacteria that causes diarrheal illness and is usually transmitted through undercooked meat, contaminated food or water, or contact with animals.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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West Nile is often transmitted from the Culex house mosquito, a medium-sized mosquito that is typically brown in color.—
Katherine Weaver,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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One charge carries a mandatory minimum of five years in prison.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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The surprise vote, and ensuing ceasefire, puts in sharp relief the global importance of the narrow strait between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, which carries 20% of global oil production.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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That’s because the SLAM academy is legally a public school, though run privately, which clears the way for the city to cede property to it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Four months after fans of the James Bond franchise decried the deal struck between Amazon MGM with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to cede creative control of the 007 franchise, hope has arrived in the form of famed director Denis Villeneuve.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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Thousands will be rounded up, tortured, and executed as the regime spreads fear to survive.—
Siamak Namazi,
Time,
25 June 2025
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Despite the ban, unhealthy information on achieving extreme thinness continues to spread on social media.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Los Angeles — An elaborate scheme to stalk and rob truck drivers hauling millions of dollars of jewelry and other high-end merchandise has resulted in criminal charges against seven alleged co-conspirators, the Justice Department announced.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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However, according to Hoopes, when the feds were in the middle of hauling witnesses to the events in question before a grand jury and Jellinek was in their crosshairs, he was offered immunity by prosecutors looking for testimony to support an indictment.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 June 2025
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Two years ago, he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to the West LA division.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Consider a few sample tasks assigned to the storage administrator today.—
Nick Burling,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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And there is a robust Italian influence, one that is unsurprising given several centuries of Italian migration to the city.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
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That arc gave us both such emotional depth to play with.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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While some nuanced side effects can warm the planet (like the fact that trees reflect less energy than grasslands), the aerosols and clouds caused by plants bring meaningful cooling in the simulation.—
Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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“Convey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convey. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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