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
These seances involved purported communications from the dead, sometimes through sounds in the room, surfaces with letters (such as the Ouija board), or a medium who relayed the message.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
The teacher relayed a part of the conversation in which the kids describe a girl disappearing into a room with several Sac High football players.
Sept. 28, 2023
The teacher who sent the first couple reports sent another email to the principal the following day.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
And Henley really came into his own as the signal caller of the defense, wearing the green dot while relaying the play calls to his teammates.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Some time later, Jubal rallied and cheered the troops back inside HQ, then turned the floor over to Isobel to relay her own kudos.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
The teacher relayed a part of the conversation in which the kids describe a girl disappearing into a room with several Sac High football players.
Sept. 28, 2023
The teacher who sent the first couple reports sent another email to the principal the following day.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
And Henley really came into his own as the signal caller of the defense, wearing the green dot while relaying the play calls to his teammates.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Some time later, Jubal rallied and cheered the troops back inside HQ, then turned the floor over to Isobel to relay her own kudos.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relay
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The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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This might look like suggesting a loose menu or theme ahead of time to give your guests some direction on what to bring, setting the table, and perhaps taking care of the main dish or drinks.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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However, in languages like Spanish, French, or Italian, adjectives and other grammatical cues often convey gender.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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If the Wizards finish in the top-eight of the 2026 NBA Draft order, a pair of second-round picks — Washington’s in 2026 and 2027 — will convey instead of a first-round pick.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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But some storefronts have shuttered as fear has spread, said Marie Jean-Francois, 45, one business owner there.—
Mark Bonamo,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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That’s the message that national weather forecasters, emergency management directors and public officials also are spreading as this year’s Atlantic hurricane season starts today and continues through Nov. 30.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Communication Style Traditional leaders communicate top down, often in a formal or somewhat guarded tone.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The scale of the problem was communicated by the BFI’s AI in the Screen Sector: Perspectives and Paths Forward, which said more than 130,000 film and TV scripts have been used to train AI models.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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These pick up signals from his neurons and transmit them wirelessly to his MacBook Pro.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Other pathogens require more direct contact to be transmitted.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The three different types of sherry casks impart rich layers of fruit, spice, and oak, providing complexity and depth, as each cask type imparts a distinct influence.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The French oak imparts a rounded sweetness while the American oak contributes vanilla and peppery spice, both of which harmonize with the sweet, lightly vegetal and mineral notes of the cooked agave, without overwhelming it.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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Every major technological revolution carries with it unintended consequences.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Previous studies have indicated that pure-breed cats are more likely to carry the long-type gene. Of the cats in the study, many of the mixed breed felines were former strays, suggesting that rescue cats may be more vocal.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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