as in giving
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 relaying
But Pakistan has played a key role in ceasefire negotiations, relaying messages between the two sides.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The source said Mladenov has taken to relaying Israel’s demands and warning that Israel will return to war if Hamas does not agree to disarm.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Students might consider this a case of simply looking up information—which a majority of them rate as the most helpful and acceptable use of LLMs in surveys—but typing a question and relaying the response is not the same as thinking about it.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Both Pakistan and Egypt have been relaying messages between Washington and Tehran to help de-escalate the conflict, which is now in its fifth week.
—Tooba Khan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Chesky stayed in contact with the tech journalist Kara Swisher, relaying criticism of the board.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 crew will spend the first half of their day relaying data to scientists back on Earth, who are interested in everything from Orion's performance, the astronauts' physical experiences and their psychological frame of mind in order to fully evaluate the crew's experience.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said his country was relaying messages between the United States and Iran in its efforts to promote peace between them.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Moving forward As for the Top Hat Bar, Shaw said this isn’t the end of its story, relaying that plans for a new bar located elsewhere are in the works.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Mar. 2026
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The source said Mladenov has taken to relaying Israel’s demands and warning that Israel will return to war if Hamas does not agree to disarm.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Students might consider this a case of simply looking up information—which a majority of them rate as the most helpful and acceptable use of LLMs in surveys—but typing a question and relaying the response is not the same as thinking about it.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Both Pakistan and Egypt have been relaying messages between Washington and Tehran to help de-escalate the conflict, which is now in its fifth week.
—Tooba Khan, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Chesky stayed in contact with the tech journalist Kara Swisher, relaying criticism of the board.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The Artemis 2 crew will spend the first half of their day relaying data to scientists back on Earth, who are interested in everything from Orion's performance, the astronauts' physical experiences and their psychological frame of mind in order to fully evaluate the crew's experience.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said his country was relaying messages between the United States and Iran in its efforts to promote peace between them.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Moving forward As for the Top Hat Bar, Shaw said this isn’t the end of its story, relaying that plans for a new bar located elsewhere are in the works.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relaying
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Why then hesitate at giving people information about themselves that will actually change their life for the better?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Zamora supports giving middle and high school communities the option to have an officer on campus at least part-time.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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His short but wide-ranging speech broadly touched on a slew of developments between the United Kingdom and the United States, conveying cautious optimism and cultural affection at a time when the relationship seems deeply imperiled.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that the EU is ready to work with Persian Gulf countries for new projects conveying energy to global markets that wouldn’t be held hostage to war or geopolitical strife.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Experimentation is spreading across Asia.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Reznik said while the San Gabriel River system and adjacent spreading grounds, stretching from Irwindale to Long Beach, work exceptionally well, capturing 90% of the local runoff that percolates into underground basins for later use, that’s not true of some other waterways in the county.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The fourteenth element is also very poor at transmitting light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead of mining and transporting coal to the surface – a costly and complex process – the system could convert coal into electricity in situ, transmitting only power upward.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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As a result, vaguebooking becomes a passive-aggressive pacifier to soothe the discomfort of explicitly addressing disagreements and communicating one’s feelings.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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That process is slow, the sources say, because of the difficulty in communicating with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, whose location is being kept secret.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The potatoes are grilled, imparting a bit of smoke to classic papas.—
Deputy Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Relaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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