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as in transmits
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
intends to personally convey the message to the governor
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as in carries
to support and take from one place to another
conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents
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as in cedes
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 conveys
Lenderman conveys this perfectly, despite having never played it live before.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Mary does nothing to hide her irritability with him, something Metcalf conveys to perfection.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
No map—not even special ones developed by the Swiss military and downloadable to one's phone—properly conveys the area's topographical irregularity.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The outrage infrastructure that has cropped up around the game since then conveys a totalizing hunger for culture war.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Shapland conveys the embodied nature of this research practice in a lovely passage considering her qualifications to write the biography.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
None of these quite conveys his big ambitions except the Noguchi Museum itself.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026
Patrick Beane, a professional engineer who leads the City of Des Moines’ Clean Water Program, will now direct the WRA, which conveys and treats wastewater for more than 570,000 Iowans across 18 communities in the Des Moines metro.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 31 Jan. 2026
As outré as Camel Lights gets, the presence of such treasured guests and ideas apparently rattling around Geologist’s brain for 28 years conveys the sense that this is a genuinely personal work—not a one-off novelty.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Mary does nothing to hide her irritability with him, something Metcalf conveys to perfection.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
No map—not even special ones developed by the Swiss military and downloadable to one's phone—properly conveys the area's topographical irregularity.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The outrage infrastructure that has cropped up around the game since then conveys a totalizing hunger for culture war.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Shapland conveys the embodied nature of this research practice in a lovely passage considering her qualifications to write the biography.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
None of these quite conveys his big ambitions except the Noguchi Museum itself.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026
Patrick Beane, a professional engineer who leads the City of Des Moines’ Clean Water Program, will now direct the WRA, which conveys and treats wastewater for more than 570,000 Iowans across 18 communities in the Des Moines metro.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 31 Jan. 2026
As outré as Camel Lights gets, the presence of such treasured guests and ideas apparently rattling around Geologist’s brain for 28 years conveys the sense that this is a genuinely personal work—not a one-off novelty.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conveys
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CapRadio’s tower plan CapRadio tried for more than a decade to repair the tower beaming KXPR, which transmits classical music.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The CubeSat takes a high-definition image of its surroundings every 2 minutes and transmits it to the laptop.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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Unlike most hydroelectric plants, it is not located at the base of the dam, but carries water down about 1,000 feet in elevation to generate more water pressure and electricity.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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While smoking is widely understood to pose health risks, the habit also carries steep financial consequences.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The specialization that cedes politics, economics or communication to separate disciplines is, in sociology, an invitation to synthesize and to consider how these broad social processes engage, reinforce or conflict with one another.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The lead-up to Kennedy’s circus of sci-fi fantasists and food bloggers provides an object lesson in how the left cedes fertile political territory to the right.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Health Benefits of Turmeric Latte The primary compound in turmeric, curcumin, gives turmeric lattes their bright yellow color.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
16 Feb. 2026
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To demonstrate its capabilities, the AI visually transports Jia through a series of shifting cinematic landscapes, placing the director inside stylized environments that evoke the visual worlds associated with his films.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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The result is a floral, fruity, and undeniably elegant scent that transports you to the south of France, donning a little black dress with a martini in hand.—
Allure,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
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Under current law the Legislature cannot, merely by passing a bill, grant to the attorney general prosecutorial authority that the Texas constitution expressly assigns to district attorneys.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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This year’s House budget revives the idea of the office and assigns it $53 million.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fear often spreads faster than facts, and perspective usually becomes its first casualty.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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Like a blazing inferno, the riot spreads swiftly and suddenly.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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To me, a vision brings alignment — internally with our staff, and externally with our customers, stakeholders, and partners.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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One of the best times to visit Bogotá is in August, when the annual Festival de Verano brings the city together for free concerts, sports, and cultural activities.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Conveys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conveys. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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