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
The service contained a proxy server that relayed traffic between its customers and the servers providing Microsoft’s AI services, the suit alleged.
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback recently shared some exciting news with NFL reporter Tracy Wolfson, who relayed it to fans on X (formerly Twitter).
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
When the user then smartphone-scans a code on the pods' packaging, an iOS/Android app relays the appropriate growth-conditions parameters to the main device.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2025
Volodymyr Zelensky relayed the news from Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, on Saturday.
—David Axe, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback recently shared some exciting news with NFL reporter Tracy Wolfson, who relayed it to fans on X (formerly Twitter).
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
When the user then smartphone-scans a code on the pods' packaging, an iOS/Android app relays the appropriate growth-conditions parameters to the main device.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2025
Volodymyr Zelensky relayed the news from Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, on Saturday.
—David Axe, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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His son, who had drifted away from art, was given the chance to complete it. 10 Best Books of 2024: The staff of The New York Times Book Review has chosen the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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There are gold pulls that make the piece look luxe, a flat bottom construction that increases stability and gives it a clean look, and fluted wood on the front for a mid-century modern-inspired design.Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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The decision to erect the statue could convey as much about the current regime’s views of national power and state control, observers suggested at the time.Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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Words may fall short when portraying the shock, trauma and cognitive dissonance, but when words fail, there are images, objects and sensual immersion that can convey a perception of what happened and how the Nova festival community has come together for healing and hope.Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Many celebrities, including Spencer Pratt, Anna Faris, and Adrien Brody, have unfortunately lost their homes due to the rapidly spreading wildfires, with many other Angelenos under evacuation orders.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rapidly spreading wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County Wednesday have destroyed roughly 1,000 structures and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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In some cases, notices of the extended deadline were communicated just hours before people expected to vacate their hotels, Webb said.Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Biden faced criticism for failing to effectively communicate his administration's accomplishments, particularly on issues like inflation.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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The filing makes clear that the decision by Garland to not release the volume of the report involving the classified documents investigation was recommended by Smith himself when it was transmitted to Garland Tuesday evening.Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Whereas the original model could transmit through a maximum glass gap of 30 mm, the V2 can manage up to 36 mm.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
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Their Reposado spends 4-6 months finishing in American Oak bourbon barrels to impart a fuller flavor.Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just as life experiences provide people with greater depth and impart a greater sense of persuasiveness to their words, the variety of emotions Ado has experienced since then gave her voice a more layered and solid feel—a reality that spoke straight to the heart.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
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However, SpaceX had already done it one better the year before, carrying NASA astronauts well beyond, to the International Space Station.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relay. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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