1
as in spread
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
sneezing and coughing can transmit disease
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2
as in sent
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
I'll transmit this information over the airwaves
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3
as in transferred
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer
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Recent Examples of transmitted
While avian malaria is from the same family of protozoa that causes malaria in humans, the bird-specific strains cannot be transmitted to people, according to the National Audubon Society.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
This allows imagery to be transmitted in near real time, greatly speeding up the intelligence cycle from collection to operational decision-making.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
In skiing, high speeds generate similar forces, which are often transmitted to the leg just above the edge of the ski boot.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The craft transmitted photographs and video back to Earth, pushing the USSR to another milestone ahead of the American space program.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
But no matter how many times the story is rewritten, there is little truth in the popular version of events that Keegan’s words transmitted anxiety to his players, reduced them to nervous wrecks and created the meltdown that ended with the white flag of surrender.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Resilience, too, is transmitted, as is a desire to preserve the love that wasn’t destroyed in the family conflagration.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
These parasites transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
This allows imagery to be transmitted in near real time, greatly speeding up the intelligence cycle from collection to operational decision-making.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
In skiing, high speeds generate similar forces, which are often transmitted to the leg just above the edge of the ski boot.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The craft transmitted photographs and video back to Earth, pushing the USSR to another milestone ahead of the American space program.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
But no matter how many times the story is rewritten, there is little truth in the popular version of events that Keegan’s words transmitted anxiety to his players, reduced them to nervous wrecks and created the meltdown that ended with the white flag of surrender.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Resilience, too, is transmitted, as is a desire to preserve the love that wasn’t destroyed in the family conflagration.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
These parasites transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmitted
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As word spread on social media, Ozzy Osbourne stopped by.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Malliotakis has a history of spreading misleading information and incendiary lies tying immigrants to crimes, despite data showing immigrants commit crimes at far lower rates than others.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The embassy reopening plans are classified and the State Department declined to comment on details beyond confirming that the congressional notification was sent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, Sarandos sent his own letter to Carr that objected to Cameron's claims.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Other concerns, Corrado notes, include the chance that an extremely sensitive DNA test could generate a DNA profile of someone who was never at a crime scene but whose DNA was transferred there by a family member or through other innocent means.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her sleeves, her bob, and her lashes are conveyed in crisp black.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Lake, who was rumored to be mulling a run for Congress in Arizona, eventually shared her pitch with a low-level aide who conveyed no enthusiasm for a third Lake candidacy, the same person said.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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With equal panache, and without cutting away, the narrative focus is handed like a baton in a relay race to the arriving Mayor Dumont (Josse De Pauw) and his daughter and press attaché Marie (Violet Braeckman).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday handed Russia a tongue-in-cheek offer to end the war between the two countries at the Munich Security Conference.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Changes to district lines weren’t always clearly communicated, and residents are understandably unsure about who represents them or how county decisions affect them now.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Authorities say Buzbee and Thomas communicated for more than a year on multiple such gaming platforms.—
John Tufts,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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But after that, the administration was terrified of losing Tang – Arkansas had been sniffing around – and in order to guarantee that the coach who had led a whopping 36 games in his lifetime wasn’t going anywhere, gave him a fresh new deal with a bunch more money.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kaia Gerber gave her take on the latest iteration of the naked dress trend at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Hollywood Palladium on February 15.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Once dark and divided into too many small spaces, this Victorian house has benefited from a careful redesign entrusted to the duo at Penrose Tilbury.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 2026
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As Edison’s football coach, he was entrusted to guide young athletes whose parents bought banned 2 Live Crew records and tapes as teens.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Transmitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmitted. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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