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 Martinez Vasconcelos purchased tickets and helped finance charter flights, transmitting at least $150,000 to companies outside the United States to advance the operation, authorities said. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The impact of surging oil prices is transmitting directly from gas stations to delivery packages, with market expectations pointing toward record high US package shipping costs this year. — CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 According to Bracewell, the initiators of such a hypothetical contact scenario might choose to reveal their presence by intercepting and re-transmitting radio signals rather than engaging in direct communication. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Since time immemorial, people in Europe had been playing and transmitting songs and tunes, lyrics and melodies, from memory. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 These networks provide channels for transmitting instructions and coordination data across the fleet. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 In 1978 – just three years after HBO began continuously transmitting via satellite and a year before ESPN went on the air – the Bakkers’ ministry started offering 24-hour Christian programming via the PTL Satellite Network. — John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Officials in Hillsborough and surrounding counties have declared local emergencies, and workers in the Tampa area are spraying day and night to tamp down the population of disease-transmitting mosquitoes. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 For a decade, the instruments had monitored coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate, transmitting data that helped meteorologists, oceanographers, climate scientists and the fishing industry. — Eric Niiler, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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What Florida would be choosing School vaccination requirements help communities establish herd immunity, which is when enough people are vaccinated to prevent a disease from easily spreading.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
These methods gained prominence in France during the 2016 labor protests before spreading further during the Yellow Vest movement.

— Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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The council member has spent significant time in Boyle Heights following the Lineage fire, which burned down a massive cold food storage facility, sending noxious smoke into the heavily Latino neighborhood.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
How was he supposed to tell her about the bat without sending her into a tailspin?

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of sending

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Epstein left without getting back to the World Series, resigning with a year left on his deal and handing the job off to his friend and longtime wingman, Jed Hoyer, who was the general manager during the rebuild.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
The old guard isn't handing anything over While the two circuits are coming together for a historic event, that doesn't mean there isn't a little friendly competition brewing.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of handing

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Tokyo’s national fusion strategy has channeled substantial public backing into private demonstration ventures, giving firms like Kyoto Fusioneering a springboard to pursue joint ventures across western markets.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
This was ideal for my family as our daughter could have her own room but not need a key to access our room, giving her a dash of independence.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

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That original Berkeley cast, including Eisa Davis, Daniel Breaker, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Coleman Domingo, won the 2008 Obie Award for ensemble at New York’s Public Theater before transferring to Broadway.

— James C. Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Christa Pike, the death row inmate who survived a botched lethal injection attempt, has filed an emergency federal court motion to stop prison officials from transferring her back to her former housing block, claiming her life is in danger.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of transferring

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Robin Martin is charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications.

— Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Martin is charged with one count of conveying false or misleading information and hoaxes and another count of mailing threatening communications.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of conveying

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Always dispose of infected plant debris, but consider leaving some non-diseased leaves for bees and butterflies.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned from office this Thursday after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middle of the night due to a solvency crisis, leaving millions of customers unable to access their money and triggering a scandal.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of leaving

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Prosecutors have alleged that Clase sometimes broke Major League Baseball rules by communicating with gamblers during games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
In the last two minutes of the flight, Filgueiras shifted from calmly communicating with air traffic controllers to calling out terrifying updates as the plane plummeted.

— Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026