Thesaurus results for RELAYED

relay

verb

Definition of relay

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 Pages threw to Betts, who relayed to Rushing as Pages got his big league-high 13th outfield assist. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Mayor Karen Bass, who was on the scene Thursday morning, relayed the message to WeHo residents later in the day. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026 Mary Kay’s rise—as relayed in speeches, company literature, and news outlets that seldom check their facts—reads like myth. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 Andrews relayed the humorous anecdote in a 2022 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for relay

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Verb

Valkyrie is not quite open for business, but Eveland and her business partner — Valkyrie technical director Desmond Browning — gave a Statesman reporter and photographer a tour of the facility and a preview of the training that will be offered.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
In the hours after James’ decision was announced, Philadelphia’s odds of winning the NBA title surged from 20-1 to 10-1, giving the 76ers the fourth-best odds behind the Knicks, San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of give

Verb

Each card highlights a part of her pain, frustration, and critiques of society, offering a helping hand in conveying her sentiments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Unlike the majority of the Mishnah—the codification of the Jewish Oral Law—Pirkei Avot has very little Halakhic content and instead emphasizes general ethical matters conveyed through aphorisms attributed to ancient rabbinic sages.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of convey

Verb

Military firefighters in Sierra Oeste, Spain battled to contain flames as a wildfire spread overnight.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

In recent weeks, the coaching staff and front office have communicated with pitchers about introducing a more aggressive plan of attack.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage outside the brain and spinal cord that disrupts how the brain and body communicate, according to Cleveland Clinic.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of communicate

Verb

This time, according to the calendar transmitted to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Thursday by electoral officials, the elections council is attempting to organize the vote in just under five months.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
The demonstration validated the systems’ ability to provide persistent acoustic sensing while transmitting track data to undersea command centers worldwide.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of transmit

Verb

What amazing power and authority are imparted to us by divine Mind, bestowing the understanding that we are composed of and express the divine energies of God, Love.

— Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
An aquatic accord reimagines the dew still in the air, while jasmine and rose impart a fairytale-like whimsy.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026

Definition of impart

Verb

That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The port of entry handled $126 billion in trade carried by commercial trucks in 2023, Reuters reported.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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