relay

verb

Definition of relaynext
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 When it was relayed to Moore that Johnson was speaking out of turn and ruining the sanctity of what happens in the huddle, the Heisman hopeful was less than pleased. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Mithril has promised that its tech could help local law enforcement who respond to a shooting by locating the shooter and relaying critical information, but that would require a high degree of coordination in a hectic and dangerous environment. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026 In relaying the unimaginable destruction of the event, Lee eschews sensationalism for sobriety. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Only Giving Feedback When Something Goes Wrong Giving feedback usually implies the idea of relaying something negative that needs to be fixed. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for relay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
  1. give
  2. convey
  3. spread
  4. communicate
  5. transmit
  6. impart
  7. carry
Verb
  • The pact gives Saudi Arabia a powerful new layer of protection beyond its longstanding security partnership with the United States amid growing regional doubts over whether Washington can still be relied upon to protect its oil-rich Gulf allies.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • McIntosh’s Bryan Boone, the county’s building and zoning administrator, said just shy of 30 feet was the minimum given the flood risk.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of give
Verb
  • Once that’s done, the gas will be conveyed to the Damietta processing facility on Egypt’s northern shore where it will be liquefied for transport by ship to Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Those are some of the striking examples of observational register, one that uses tactical distance, sound, slowness and associative montage to convey pain without resorting to the evidentiary shock of graphic imagery.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of convey
Verb
  • Smoke higher in the atmosphere will also spread farther east into the Northern Plains and Midwest.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • The mission-management and autonomy components communicated through OMS and UCI rather than through custom point-to-point interfaces.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lyubov Campion, who had known Beloozerov since the late 2000s and largely communicated with him by email, said most of Beloozerov’s friendships were online.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicate
Verb
  • One such is Japan’s Santec Holdings, a maker of optical testing gear much in demand in AI data centers that use fiber-optic cables to transmit vast quantities of data.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These pests can also transmit certain fungi,2 which accelerate rot in affected trees and increase the risk of limb falls and other hazards.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of transmit
Verb
  • And it must be said that while the material is thoroughly juvenile, the films impart valuable messages to their impressionable viewers.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For anyone asking whether this kind of analysis—unequal parts interpretation, speculation, and evaluation—will save a worrying figure, the query imparts its own futility.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of impart
Verb
  • Ultimately, though, the highlight is grabbing a glass of local wine at the lobby bar, carrying it to any one of the viewpoints on the massive lawn, and watching sunset over the silent sound, feeling like everything the light touches is yours.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Cali, a woman was pulled from under a mountain of rubble on Tuesday to cheers as firemen carried her out on a stretcher following a complex, multinational rescue operation.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of carry

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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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