as in giving
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 relaying
But Pakistan has played a key role in ceasefire negotiations, relaying messages between the two sides.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The source said Mladenov has taken to relaying Israel’s demands and warning that Israel will return to war if Hamas does not agree to disarm.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Students might consider this a case of simply looking up information—which a majority of them rate as the most helpful and acceptable use of LLMs in surveys—but typing a question and relaying the response is not the same as thinking about it.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Both Pakistan and Egypt have been relaying messages between Washington and Tehran to help de-escalate the conflict, which is now in its fifth week.
—Tooba Khan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Chesky stayed in contact with the tech journalist Kara Swisher, relaying criticism of the board.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 crew will spend the first half of their day relaying data to scientists back on Earth, who are interested in everything from Orion's performance, the astronauts' physical experiences and their psychological frame of mind in order to fully evaluate the crew's experience.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said his country was relaying messages between the United States and Iran in its efforts to promote peace between them.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Moving forward As for the Top Hat Bar, Shaw said this isn’t the end of its story, relaying that plans for a new bar located elsewhere are in the works.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Mar. 2026
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The source said Mladenov has taken to relaying Israel’s demands and warning that Israel will return to war if Hamas does not agree to disarm.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Students might consider this a case of simply looking up information—which a majority of them rate as the most helpful and acceptable use of LLMs in surveys—but typing a question and relaying the response is not the same as thinking about it.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Both Pakistan and Egypt have been relaying messages between Washington and Tehran to help de-escalate the conflict, which is now in its fifth week.
—Tooba Khan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Chesky stayed in contact with the tech journalist Kara Swisher, relaying criticism of the board.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 crew will spend the first half of their day relaying data to scientists back on Earth, who are interested in everything from Orion's performance, the astronauts' physical experiences and their psychological frame of mind in order to fully evaluate the crew's experience.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said his country was relaying messages between the United States and Iran in its efforts to promote peace between them.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Moving forward As for the Top Hat Bar, Shaw said this isn’t the end of its story, relaying that plans for a new bar located elsewhere are in the works.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relaying
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Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen had a dreadful Game 2 before giving way to Lyon in the third period.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Gattelli, who also choreographed the TV series, does much of his best work here through dance, a hypervigorous storm of limbs that manages to be funny while conveying story and character.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The story is something of a palimpsest, with Romvari’s own perspective intertwining with the character’s and conveying a sense of being both inside and outside the action.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Experimentation is spreading across Asia.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Reznik said while the San Gabriel River system and adjacent spreading grounds, stretching from Irwindale to Long Beach, work exceptionally well, capturing 90% of the local runoff that percolates into underground basins for later use, that’s not true of some other waterways in the county.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to the Windward website, ship spoofing is the act of transmitting false information via the Automatic Identification System, requiring vessels to disclose tracking data, including the ship's name and identification number, as well as speed, heading and course over ground.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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These devices are small, expendable sensors dropped into the ocean—usually from aircraft—that act like temporary underwater listening systems, capturing sound signals and transmitting them back for analysis.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The injunction would bar Amazon from communicating with its vendors about the prices of its products on other online sites, among other prohibitions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The bills would also alert a parent whose account is linked to their children’s account if their child is communicating in a particularly concerning way, and require annual audits of a chatbot platform’s risks to children.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The potatoes are grilled, imparting a bit of smoke to classic papas.—
Deputy Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Relaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaying. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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