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
Trump relayed the same message to reporters upon landing in Israel.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Russell Vought said the reductions in force have begun, relayed to this shutdown.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
This player is responsible for receiving play calls from the coaching staff and relaying them to the rest of the defense before the snap.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Despite the historic occasion, the only United board member at Leigh was Collette Roche, United’s chief operating officer, meaning Skinner’s post-match entreaties for more investment will need to be relayed back to Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Russell Vought said the reductions in force have begun, relayed to this shutdown.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
This player is responsible for receiving play calls from the coaching staff and relaying them to the rest of the defense before the snap.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Despite the historic occasion, the only United board member at Leigh was Collette Roche, United’s chief operating officer, meaning Skinner’s post-match entreaties for more investment will need to be relayed back to Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
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The quick and portable system also gives investigators the ability to do DNA analysis anywhere without the need for a labratory.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, since the announcement, discourse around who should and shouldn’t be given wings exposed just how stuck in the past some viewers still are.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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One sentence or word can’t possibly convey the breadth of a 300-page book!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Her hydrangeas, roses, and spruces convey a mood, an attitude.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 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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By regularly sending feedback signals within a WiFi network, known as beamforming feedback information (BFI), devices transmit data in an unencrypted form that can be read by third parties.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Unlike mosquitoes and flies that can carry diseases, most spiders rarely transmit communicable diseases to humans.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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So, this is a story about imparting true wealth, including the intrinsic values and skills—motivation, hard work, creativity, risk-taking—that built the fortunes in the first place and that allow those who inherit to bloom.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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Cooking the shrimp with heads on is a wonderful way to impart an intense shrimp flavor to the sauce.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
10 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,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bishop led Tennessee with 146 rushing yards and 1 touchdown on 14 carries before leaving with a leg injury.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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