relays

present tense third-person singular of relay

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relays After spending the dramatic hour contemplating a promotion — one that would take him away from his ship and his crew — Captain Pike relays his final decision. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 July 2026 The report lays out the three biggest threats seen for the Snake River, but also relays optimism about the winding waterway’s future and posits next steps that should be taken to protect it. Hannah Smith updated July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026 This statement relays that an individual’s career growth is inconvenient and being successful actually creates problems. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 During the 90-minute cruise along the Neuse River, a captain relays stories and facts about New Bern. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 Closer to the modern era, an Inuit creation story relays a chase scene to explain the sun and moon's asynchronous flights. Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026 One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium. ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 This anecdote, which Pichai relays in Google’s Mountain View headquarters on a Wednesday afternoon in April, is almost too on the nose. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026 About half of the ensembles were created within the past decade, which relays an of-the-times show versus an overly scholarly one. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relays
Verb
  • What gives me pause are injuries and the lack of good offensive linemen.
    Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Check fraud has been around for ages, but modern tech gives fraudsters new and more powerful tools.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • By subverting Musk’s favorite tropes of video gaming and simulations, the film conveys the dangers of becoming like the Game Master in Ready Player One.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The disease, which spreads through bites and scratches from infected animals, is most commonly carried by bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks.
    Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Rabies spreads through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite.
    Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The sender entangles its light field with the hologram’s light field and transmits the resulting signal.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Airport malaria is a very rare form of the disease’s transmission and occurs when a mosquito survives a flight from a malaria-endemic country and transmits the disease at or near the airport.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Space is central to national security infrastructure and warfighting efforts, and serves a critical role in how the military communicates, navigates, conducts operations and tracks threats globally.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Passing an ad review does not mean the customer journey communicates the offer well.
    David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ross now imparts these crucial lessons on preparation, mindset, and team cohesion to her athletes, preparing them for the intense Olympic spotlight and the pursuit of gold.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This formula that not only acts as a deodorant, but imparts a lovely fragrance (and that's particularly appealing in the dead of summer).
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Accordingly, Doctronic also carries a malpractice policy holding the system to physician-level accountability.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • OlloBot says the module carries the robot's long-term memories and personalized information.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Relays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relays. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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