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as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
intends to personally convey the message to the governor
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as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity
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Recent Examples of convey
The researchers then examined the signals, including how strong they were (measured in decibels, a unit used to convey the relative intensity or loudness of a sound) and which frequencies the ear responded to most strongly.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But that adage doesn’t go nearly far enough to convey the enormity of the likely fallout from US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a colossal set of new tariffs on America’s trading partners.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
This review will focus on the use of the app for conveying plans about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the game, Swanson conveyed in a conversation with Crow-Armstrong to utilize the tools he has been given and not think too much how to best use them.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But that adage doesn’t go nearly far enough to convey the enormity of the likely fallout from US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a colossal set of new tariffs on America’s trading partners.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
This review will focus on the use of the app for conveying plans about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the game, Swanson conveyed in a conversation with Crow-Armstrong to utilize the tools he has been given and not think too much how to best use them.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convey
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Hopefully, yes, given that Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids, and thus spreads less easily than pathogens with respiratory transmission, such as measles, avian flu and coronaviruses.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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The actors, too, wore headsets, their quips, shouts and whispers transmitted digitally into the audience’s ears, at times alternating between the left and right earphones.—
Rachel Sherman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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For all their strong-arm tactics, these two carry themselves as formidable businessmen.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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There were so many physical scenes and heavy emotions carried throughout.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lindelof and Ugarte both looked uncomfortable against this, either resorting to aimless long balls or ceding possession in dangerous areas.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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What if this character’s eventual fate is not to hold on to her power, but to cede it to another?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro, a Democrat, said Pennsylvania State Police woke him and his family at 2 a.m. to evacuate them as the fire spread.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Blame would eventually be spread far and wide, but absolute accountability proved complex and elusive.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Everything appeared to be playing into United’s hands as the match wore on, but with 20 minutes of normal time remaining, Corentin Tolisso’s header hauled Lyon back into the contest.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The top 2 feet of dirt at the Michigan Avenue site was scraped off and hauled away because of contamination from lead paint peelings from the houses that once stood there.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Instead, each garment or accessory is assigned one or two points.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Each is assigned to 10 other households in their rural community.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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This is the Court that just last year gave us Trump v. United States, with its inflated concept of Presidential authority and extensive grant of Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Billionaire Trump backer: Wait 90 days before bringing 'hammer down' on China Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, a Trump supporter now at odds with the president over tariffs, called April 13 for a three-month pause on China.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for Meta told a federal judge on Monday that the social media company founded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is not a monopoly, countering a landmark lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of gobbling up its competitors to corner the market.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Convey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convey. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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