as in to give
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 relay
There's even the potential that the laser on Izaña-2 could pull double duty as a testbed for laser communication, firing lasers encoded with data up to satellites that can then relay those laser messages to their destinations.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The office relayed the tip to authorities in Utah County and the FBI.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
She wasn’t allowed in men’s spaces and would find a little messenger or a spy that would go listen in and then relay the information to her.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Cox earlier described information relayed by a family member of Robinson, who described him as becoming more political in recent years.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The office relayed the tip to authorities in Utah County and the FBI.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
She wasn’t allowed in men’s spaces and would find a little messenger or a spy that would go listen in and then relay the information to her.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Cox earlier described information relayed by a family member of Robinson, who described him as becoming more political in recent years.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
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Since applicants go through the renewal process every two years, immigration experts say that those with active status have already been screened by the government and given protection from deportation.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The app gives owners the option to connect with the owners of their canine's relative, to exchange information about their pets or schedule a playdate.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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After analyzing over 2,000 hours of ocean acoustic recordings gathered over 12 years, marine biologists say that groupers convey specific messages to one another about courtship and territory with their grunts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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As its name is meant to convey, Deep Research performs complex, multi-step research on the Internet by tapping into a large array of resources, including a user’s email inbox, documents, and other resources.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Blending ancient Vedic verses and Indian classical traditions with vibrant instrumentation and choral arrangements, Soul Ecstasy is part of Tandon’s mission of spreading joy through both economic and emotional empowerment.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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An interface that gives the user no choices but still must be interacted with is maximally inefficient because the user must do some non-zero amount of work to communicate absolutely no information.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Essentially, if both partners are willing to reflect, communicate openly, and take tangible steps to improve the relationship, there’s potential for growth.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Text transmitted to the Cat via the serial port was inserted into the document as if it had been typed in at the console.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the case of the microwave oven, that microwave radiation instead gets reflected off of the walls, which is why that energy is so efficiently transmitted into your food instead.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and baobab extract give the powder its silky feel and keep your skin from drying out, while amethyst powder and quartz impart a soft, radiant glow.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That is even more true with Goodison, a move which imparts a degree of legitimacy to Everton’s women’s football project but also scrutiny, greater expectations from advocates and detractors alike to get this thing right, and quickly.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Green had 2 carries for 21 yards on the possession, and his 15-yard pass to Jalen Brown on second-and-10 was a key play early in the drive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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