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Recent Examples of convey The 2026 roster also will include the addition of 2025 draft pick Ajša Sivka — who sat out this season to play in the EuroLeague — and a lottery pick conveyed by the Connecticut Sun. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 The numbers conveyed the narrative. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 His icy, anguished eyes—though both are the same color—convey all the torment a misfit on Earth might feel. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025 From there, the plot pretzels itself into typical noir convolution, giving us an excuse to meet all sorts of characters, not least a shady local preacher played by Chris Evans, who uses his almost embarrassingly all-American good looks to convey treacle and snake oil. Daniel Bromfield, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for convey
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  • Jumbotrons at Tiananmen Square beamed the image to the 50,000 people gathered under the beating Beijing sun to witness the spectacle, many waving small Chinese flags, while state media transmitted it to televisions across China and the world.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Rabies is a virus that is transmitted to humans by a bite or scratch from a rabid animal, according to the CDC.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The couple recently came under much media scrutiny when Abby and her conjoined twin sister, Brittany, both 35, were spotted carrying a newborn baby while running errands last month.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Wintour has tapped protege and Vogue digital editor Chloe Malle as head of editorial content for the American edition of Vogue, taking the reins from Wintour, who ceded her role leading the publication in June.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Just days after announcing her engagement to Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift ceded some of the spotlight to a fellow NFL WAG celebrating a milestone birthday.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 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, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ten Hag’s first season at United yielded silverware and a third-place league finish, but also had bouts of concerning away form, with tactical weaknesses that would eventually spread and critically undermine his plans for the future.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Under pressure throughout the final set, Sabalenka just about hauled herself over the line, an ace setting up match point.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There’s been a lot of dirt piled up and hauled out.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Among other resources, an engine has also been assigned to fight the wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Their goal was to find an IP address — the unique identifier assigned to every cell phone and computer — that could reveal the source.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • In addition to that, a membership gives you access to Prime Video, with unlimited streaming and original programming.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There is tremendous demand to be part of NFL team ownership and, relative to other leagues, very few sales or transfers of ownership stakes give a buyer controlling interest in a team.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • The West Virginia native became the face of female boxing in the mid-1990s, covering Sports Illustrated and helping to bring attention and legitimacy to the sport.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Chiefs brought a lot of blitzes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Convey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convey. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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