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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 Velasquez-Perez's description was relayed to responding officers searching the area, aided by the two drones. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 In one 10-day period, Moonshot relayed nearly 300,000 customer requests to Anthropic, the vast majority of which were routed to Claude Opus models. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 Many individual lawmakers relayed their own stories both in favor of and against the proposal. — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Chief of Staff Andrew Card had just relayed to Bush that a second plane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 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
  • Counsell and Bregman demurred when asked for specifics of who came up with the costumes, instead giving everyone credit for what became a memorable day.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Miami coach Mario Cristobal did not give a prognosis for Brown after the 33-20 victory.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of give
Verb
  • Creative nonfiction likewise aims to accurately convey reality while emphasizing literary style.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The consensus might be summed up by New York adviser Aileen Agopian, who conveyed a mixed message, talking to ARTnews by phone.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of convey
Verb
  • For measles, populations need vaccination rates of 95 percent or higher to achieve herd immunity—the level of protection required to prevent disease spread.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Yet the ongoing disruptions from the Iran war, which have pushed up average gas prices more than 7% from just a month ago, threaten to spread through the economy and keep broader inflation stubbornly high.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • One of the most prominent theories about the origins of human language is that our ancestors started to communicate using gestural language.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That’s me communicating when stuff isn’t right, and communicating when stuff is right, and making sure that his confidence is still there, just continuing to get better.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicate
Verb
  • The Zorelit v5 can also be remotely controlled and transmit video over the internet.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The great challenge of teaching is not to transmit information—machines do that cheaply now—but to engineer those moments of genuine understanding reliably enough that students come to crave them.
    — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of transmit
Verb
  • Each strap wrapped around the shaft of her boots, imparting a grungy effect.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The pans imparted a nice sear on chicken thighs and released with ease.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of impart
Verb
  • If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Solomon Baggett, James Lee, Ezell Jolly and Timothy Carter all took carries with Clay out of the game.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of carry

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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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