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
However, most people will probably use the hubs HDMI ARC connector for relaying the sound from their TV or A/V receiver.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Friends and family back home have relayed reports of ICE activity and raids in their neighborhoods.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Now that Ramsey is taking his next steps into a professional career, the coaching staff will have to find a new player to relay defensive calls.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
During Monday’s offensive meetings, quarterback Case Keenum offered a message, as center Drew Dalman relayed to reporters.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2026
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Friends and family back home have relayed reports of ICE activity and raids in their neighborhoods.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Now that Ramsey is taking his next steps into a professional career, the coaching staff will have to find a new player to relay defensive calls.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
During Monday’s offensive meetings, quarterback Case Keenum offered a message, as center Drew Dalman relayed to reporters.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
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Six movable struts give the cockpit full freedom of motion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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But Black art is always compared, shared and given a value.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bothwell told the La Jolla Light that the letter is important for its use of plain language to convey key concerns.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Examples include Capital One’s virtual assistant Eno that customers can communicate with via their desktop, app or text to ask questions or receive fraud alerts.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The same survey found that few schools had communicated — or arguably even developed — an AI policy.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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That’s because the fruit bats that transmit the virus — among the largest bats in the world — are native to these regions.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Just because interest in an element wanes, though, that doesn’t mean it can’t be revived — especially now that high-quality recordings can be produced to help transmit cultural knowledge to future generations.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the past few years, natural-wine aficionados have embraced the funky barnyard notes imparted by Brettanomyces yeast, which have traditionally been regarded as a flaw.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Three agents are then seen carrying the man away from the scene by his arms and one of his legs.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Art carries wellness benefits, as well.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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