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
But one part his future that is not in question is his desire to stay in Miami, a message that was relayed publicly by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, on Friday.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Mun-ju manages to get through to Kim, relaying to him that the payment on the submarine has been frozen.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
ProPublica has learned that the contractor relayed information including handwritten Salvadoran documents about the gang negotiations.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The first footage of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter in flight, for example, took roughly four hours to relay to Earth in its entirety.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Mun-ju manages to get through to Kim, relaying to him that the payment on the submarine has been frozen.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
ProPublica has learned that the contractor relayed information including handwritten Salvadoran documents about the gang negotiations.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The first footage of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter in flight, for example, took roughly four hours to relay to Earth in its entirety.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
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At AbbVie, 92% of employees give extra effort at work compared to just 59% of employees at a typical European workplace.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Processing extras’ job bookings has helped give Everyset a window in to where work is now, as Hollywood grapples with major studios cutting the number of annual big theatrical bets and shortening TV episode orders from the Peak TV days of just a few years ago.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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On the line level, there are countless word choice combinations to convey the same meaning (check out Reading Rilke by William Gass).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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The cleverest use of the format is to convey shifts in perspective, as the level of immersion indicates whose point of view we’re supposed to be sharing.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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These swells are expected to spread toward the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas tonight and on Saturday.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The primary goal is to trace how these medical ideas were communicated through language and how that language still influences public and clinical understandings of the body today.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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The boy was unable to communicate where his home was, so Baker returned to the bus with him in her arms.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The disease is transmitted by small flies called midge, and is not known to cause disease in humans.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Whether gilded onto walls in European estates or woven through tapestries now hanging in museums, this symbol of luxury transmitted a message of nuanced taste and cultural awareness.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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And the new heights, or depths, of mediocrity can be explained through the moments that happened in those 147 seconds, the picture of a team that isn’t taking heed of the lessons its coach is trying to impart.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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During the summer, Bauer, who founded Warrior Women as a platform for sharing Indigenous culture, leads weekly stargazing experiences that impart her connection to the stars through stories, drumming, and songs.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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James Peoples added seven carries for 59 yards, including a 33-yarder.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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