Thesaurus results for RELAYING

relaying

verb

present participle of relay

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 Defensive back Zyon McCollum has taken notice of how much more quickly Anzalone is relaying the plays in the huddle and making more on the field. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The Titans are objectively an awful football team, but their fans shouldn't have to wait too much longer for something, anything positive to happen, according to the message head coach Robert Saleh is relaying this week. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Montana Jordan was the first to speak once Holland finished relaying the news. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Experts suggest answering children’s questions honestly without necessarily relaying all of the gory details. — Julie Dobrow, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 Typically, these overwrought exposition scenes with this crew split a mean difference between relaying the necessary plot-driving information and entertaining moments where one or two or all of the players get a chance to cook. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2026 Over the years more than 150 Nobel Prize winners have written for Scientific American, relaying their breakthroughs and ideas to our readers. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Their managers still spend half their weeks gathering information from one team and relaying it to another. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 That's the beauty of this president in his transparency and -- and relaying, uh, this administration's policies to all of you and to the rest of the world. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Riyadh was planning to make FII a hybrid event, giving executives the option to take part remotely.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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In a world that rewards keeping appearances, Space Afrika makes conveying honesty and vulnerability look easy.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The tweet ended with an emoji of a man facepalming, conveying Johnson’s exasperation over the last play of Washington’s 27-27 tie with the New York Giants.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of conveying

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Demonstrations over corruption and a lack of jobs have begun spreading throughout Albania.

— Reuters, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
On top of these lawsuits, social media platforms are facing a loss of business as bans for minors are accelerating and spreading worldwide.

— Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spreading

Verb

That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The latest hotter than expected PPI figures indicate that price pressures are now transmitting from the energy sector into the broader real economy.

— , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

The setup is designed to help warfighters continue flying drones and communicating in environments where electronic warfare threatens those functions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
In announcing the measure, COGAT claimed to be communicating a decision made by local merchants in Gaza who had grown tired of Hamas taxing their trucks and threatening them.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of communicating

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The memories often involve his father imparting pearls of wisdom, regardless of whether Jay though of them that way at the time.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Whatever else Four Hands, Two Sonatas may be, the series is deeply devoted to imparting this artistic message.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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