TRANSMITTING Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

transmitting

verb

present participle of transmit

as in spreading

to cause (something) to pass from one to another sneezing and coughing can transmit disease

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as in sending

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another I'll transmit this information over the airwaves

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as in handing

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 transmitting However, transmitting at higher power near GPS required Xona to show regulators that Pulsar would not disrupt existing navigation or aviation services. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Stop transmitting sleep devaluation, since the research indicates your team is reading your hours as instruction. — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 That means no transmitting raw data every millisecond, which is both an energy save and a privacy win, since your data never has to leave the device. — Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 Under a contract with Idaho Power, Meta will pay to buy all of the electricity produced by the three plants, plus a share of the systemwide costs of transmitting power to the data center, Berg said. — Mark Dee july 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026 But Nia showed a talent for transmitting the scene’s legacy and ethos to a bigger, younger audience while pushing the envelope with her own sound, appearing current while earning crucial co-signs from scene elders like Goldie, DJ Die, and Randall. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve large data centers. — Theodore J. Kury, Fortune, 14 July 2026 The Congolese authorities declared a fresh Ebola outbreak on May 15 after the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection, according to the WHO. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 The Congolese authorities declared a fresh Ebola outbreak May 15 after the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection, according to the World Health Organization. — Jean-Yves Kamale, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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Verb

On Monday, the flames had jumped containment lines to stop the fire from spreading.

— Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
This is another gut check of how far anti-incumbent sentiment is spreading in safely Democratic seats; Smith went on Breaking Points last month to defend himself and accuse Israel critics of being abusive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of spreading

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill in May, sending it to the full House for possible consideration.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of sending a generic email blast, set aside the first 10 minutes of a team meeting to share specific, high-impact contributions.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sending

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Fishlock, Wales’s all-time leading scorer, scored the winner in the 85th minute as the Reign defeated Bay FC 3-2 Saturday night at PayPal Park, handing Bay another frustrating home loss.

— Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
That’s where the narrative has lost its proper focus this offseason, with the rallying cry for Reid to solve everything in the offense by just handing it off.

— Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of handing

Verb

Then, the two-time Grammy winner donated his earnings, giving $500,000 across the 50 fan competitors in the competition ($10K each) and the remaining $500,000 to charity.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Swavely said in an interview that the play attempts to present Helen’s perspective in the story, reimagining her as a mail-order bride and giving her a voice and agency in her own fate.

— Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of giving

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He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
These refillable travel atomizers solve all three problems by transferring your favorite scent into a slim, TSA-friendly bottle that barely takes up any room.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferring

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Set in the 1980s during the NASA space shuttle program, this suspenseful novel reveals the complexity behind every expedition, following the relationships and obstacles while conveying a love of exploring the unknown.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 July 2026
But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of conveying

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In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
However, the value for the sun’s diameter appears to be wrong, leaving eclipse maps — projections of the moon’s shadow — slightly askew.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaving

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Others have questions about changing schools, moving to a new grade, special education eligibility, classroom placement, bullying, IEP implementation or communicating effectively with teachers.

— Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
The puzzles are delightfully unique, too, focusing on you communicating with your friends, and often without words.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026