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
What’s more, Space Command leaders feared a potential loss of up to 1,000 civilians, contractors and reservists working at Peterson if the command moved locations, a concern Dickinson relayed to Kendall in an April 2023 memo.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
In some instances, survivors signed confidentiality agreements during intake, only to discover later that their disclosures had been relayed to third parties.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The alert, relayed by the National Weather Service, warns that weather conditions are conducive to producing high levels of ozone pollution, prompting officials to advise millions to take specific measures that can reduce emissions—including avoiding drive-thru lanes.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Price dreaded having to relay the news to the study’s recruiters and subjects.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
In some instances, survivors signed confidentiality agreements during intake, only to discover later that their disclosures had been relayed to third parties.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The alert, relayed by the National Weather Service, warns that weather conditions are conducive to producing high levels of ozone pollution, prompting officials to advise millions to take specific measures that can reduce emissions—including avoiding drive-thru lanes.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Price dreaded having to relay the news to the study’s recruiters and subjects.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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McIntyre, though upset over his lack of presence in the world title picture, wanted fans to give his feud with a Priest a chance before writing it off.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In another, in which Ando conveys the contradictions of the night sky, the top half of the work is obscured and the clouds appear faintly below.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hegseth said reporting of his use of the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a forthcoming attack on Houthi targets in Yemen, including to his wife and brother, was intended to undermine President Donald Trump.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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As cartels have grown more adept at using social media, their influence in Mexican culture has spread.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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News of Baek-jin taking tens of thousands of dollars out of the burner account spreads discord among Baek-jin’s ranks, who are only in it for the money.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Manna will be placed on five years of supervised release, on 24-hour house arrest with electronic monitoring, and won’t be allowed to communicate with anyone but his custodians and probation officials.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In this sense, sound financial management behaviors are an essential protective factor: things like budgeting, tracking expenses, communicating about spending and working together toward financial goals.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Variations of this problem show up in various forms across computer science, especially in error coding and cryptography—fields focused on securely and accurately encoding data as it’s transmitted.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Intercepting biometric data as it is transmitted between devices and servers.—
Mohamed Lazzouni,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This imparts more energy from gravity, per the authors, increasing the mixing of the granular coffee grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Manchester by the Sea and You Can Count on Me filmmaker imparted his advice about how to carve a screenwriting career in the film business during a lengthy keynote conversation with Room and Frank director Lenny Abrahamson.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Loading media onto the watch, even basic offline maps, is such a hassle that even Apple has resigned itself to the fact that most people will end up carrying their phone instead.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Emma had on a high-visibility vest over a short puffer jacket and was carrying a cardboard tube.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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