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
The same rings true for Radcliffe, who had to relay the message to a fan in writing once.
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Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Contemporary radio news reporting is designed to relay facts quickly to the audience.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
By convention, people aren’t supposed to relay private conversations with the monarch.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The House Committee on Emerging Issues received several pieces of testimony from students that relayed instances of harassment or intimidation on campus.
—Jack Harvel
april 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
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Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Contemporary radio news reporting is designed to relay facts quickly to the audience.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
By convention, people aren’t supposed to relay private conversations with the monarch.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The House Committee on Emerging Issues received several pieces of testimony from students that relayed instances of harassment or intimidation on campus.
—Jack Harvel
april 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
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Trump demonizes immigrants and has launched a sweeping mass-deportation campaign that was cheered by the far right across Europe; Sánchez resists such nativism, and his government is in the midst of a program to give legal status to some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Two losses in last month’s three league matches gave the impression of momentum slipping, and even if performances improved towards the end of April, something different was needed to shift the energy towards the club.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The tests involved the new, larger rotor blades that will convey the next-gen helicopters through the rarefied Martian atmosphere, just 1 percent the density of air at sea level on Earth.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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It's got the largest Danish collection of living flora, including more than 13,000 plant species spread over ten hectares and housed in a complex of historic 19th-century greenhouses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The evacuated passengers will enter quarantine in Nebraska after returning to the states, HHS said on Sunday, May 10, where they will be evaluated for symptoms and their risk of spreading the virus.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Through it all, my guides communicated with one another, creating a seamless experience throughout.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The scene remained active for several hours as negotiators attempted to communicate with Vanderpool.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The virus has been identified as the Andes virus, the only type of hantavirus that can be transmitted from one person to another.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The most common strain is called Sin Nombre, which is not transmitted from human to human, the doctor said.—
Melissa Rudy , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Marcellus is really, really smart, which Molina imparts via a wry and world-weary voiceover.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Ted imparted his children with knowledge of how to care for the planet and made great efforts to educate the public about their impact on the Earth.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The flight to Australia will carry six passengers, and another to the Netherlands will take 18, with both flights also taking passengers from other countries that did not send their own repatriation flights, according to Reuters.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Anthony Edwards isn’t 100 percent with knee issues, but still carried the Timberwolves with 36 points.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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