1
as in transmitting
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
intends to personally convey the message to the governor
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2
as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another
conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents
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3
as in ceding
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 conveying
Block, who’d previously pleaded guilty to playing a role in the Bangkok Six, a smuggling case involving baby orangutans, was given five years of probation for intentionally conveying false information through the mail.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The petulant, back-stabby intrigue between various parties here sometimes makes the hero rather unsympathetic, with photogenic singer-actor Pena Hernandez’s puppyish turn not conveying a great deal of complexity, let alone artistic o intellectual potential.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
True leadership is not about flawless words but about conveying electrifying meaning.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Instead, try conveying to her what this reaction is doing to you and to your daughters.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
That plainness, though, adds to the sense that Death in the Family isn’t packing in unnecessary frills, just conveying what happened and following the facts.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Bradley reflected on his feelings about the biannual event, conveying a truly heartbreaking message.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Scholars believe that Aboriginal tales conveying perceptive observations and understanding of natural evidence are some of the most ancient geomyths in the world, helping scientists to understand seismic, volcanic, and other geological events in Australia’s remote past.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Some carried American flags or dressed in whimsical costumes, but the majority held signs conveying pro-democracy and anti-Trump messages.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The petulant, back-stabby intrigue between various parties here sometimes makes the hero rather unsympathetic, with photogenic singer-actor Pena Hernandez’s puppyish turn not conveying a great deal of complexity, let alone artistic o intellectual potential.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
True leadership is not about flawless words but about conveying electrifying meaning.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Instead, try conveying to her what this reaction is doing to you and to your daughters.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
That plainness, though, adds to the sense that Death in the Family isn’t packing in unnecessary frills, just conveying what happened and following the facts.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Bradley reflected on his feelings about the biannual event, conveying a truly heartbreaking message.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Scholars believe that Aboriginal tales conveying perceptive observations and understanding of natural evidence are some of the most ancient geomyths in the world, helping scientists to understand seismic, volcanic, and other geological events in Australia’s remote past.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Some carried American flags or dressed in whimsical costumes, but the majority held signs conveying pro-democracy and anti-Trump messages.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conveying
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Sedarat is charged with two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate or foreign commerce, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sederat was charged with two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, prosecutors said.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the 29 Starlink satellites toward LEO, where were deployed on schedule about an hour into flight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Now, Middleton has returned to public duties and ceding the spotlight is apparently been hard for Queen Camilla.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
18 Oct. 2025
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And in 2008, the site allowed users to create their own feeds—called subreddits—creating popular threads on topics like politics and science, but also spreading controversial content.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Animation is spreading to ever corner of Latin America.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of three monkeys that escaped after a truck hauling 21 of the animals from Tulane University in New Orleans flipped on a Mississippi interstate has been found, according to authorities.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Williams, an undersized combo forward who carves out space at will and debated turning pro after a first-team All-Big-12 campaign last year, will be the fulcrum of everything after transferring from Texas Tech.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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They've been charged with receiving, transferring and attempting to receive and transfer firearms knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that they would be used to commit terrorism.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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After being introduced to Picasso, Stein quickly developed a close relationship with him, discussing his work in his cluttered studio, giving him loans, and purchasing his paintings.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Once seated, she is expected to become the 218th signatory on the discharge petition, giving the coalition enough support to force Johnson’s hand.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But beyond holding detainees, the sheriff's office doesn't assist ICE in transporting people to new holding locations or airports for deportation.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mississippi authorities have not disclosed the company involved in transporting the monkeys, where the monkeys were headed or who owns them.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Conveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conveying. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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