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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
Additionally, in a typical year, 17 million gallons of gas are spilled due to the inefficient manner the fuel is conveyed.
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Chris Hildreth, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Iran's state media had said Wednesday that the regime rejected the list of points conveyed from Washington via an intermediary, but the unnamed official gave Reuters more detail on Iran's assessment of the proposal.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
One of the ideas that Kafka’s parable conveys is that a prisoner is molded into the shape of their prison.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
If the message the administration wants to convey is about taxpayer dollars, then government-wide action is needed.
—Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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Chris Hildreth, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Iran's state media had said Wednesday that the regime rejected the list of points conveyed from Washington via an intermediary, but the unnamed official gave Reuters more detail on Iran's assessment of the proposal.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
One of the ideas that Kafka’s parable conveys is that a prisoner is molded into the shape of their prison.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
If the message the administration wants to convey is about taxpayer dollars, then government-wide action is needed.
—Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convey
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Your precise coordinates are never transmitted to or stored by the AJC.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rabies is a preventable viral disease that is most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The men, ranging in age from twenty-nine to sixty-four, carried rucksacks containing the few items that they were allowed to bring.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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For a Nets team that has watched too many games slip in the same way, the early minutes of the fourth carried a familiar warning.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boswell, the team’s senior leader, has ceded time on the ball to Wagler during the freshman’s remarkable rise to being named a second-team All-American.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The reality of the military situation suggests that the Donbas will be ceded to Moscow, as will the coastal strip in the south that links Crimea to Russia.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because this month’s layoffs are not confined to tech and spread across airlines, logistics, food production, healthcare, and more, the overall job market may be entering a recalibration period due to cost pressures and the rise of artificial intelligence.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Starting Wednesday, videos and posters will be plastered in subways and public spaces, spreading awareness about the negative components of what can be a disturbing encounter.—
Allen Devlin,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The barge was hauling concrete debris to an empty lot on Di Lido Island in Miami Beach across the bay.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tankers hauling oil have been stuck in the Strait, impacting not only American gas prices, but energy prices around the world.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a similar case in New Mexico, a jury on Tuesday ruled that Meta had knowingly harmed children’s mental health, and assigned the company a penalty of $375 million.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history as the first openly transgender woman to do so in Tokyo in 2021, though no woman who transitioned after being assigned male at birth is known to have participated in an Olympics since.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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With its latest app update, American is now giving customers a fuller explanation behind every delay and cancellation.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Another version used the bubble-wand photo to give Graham a pink Cinderella-style dress and a set of Mini Mouse ears, complete with perky red bow.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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As Los Angeles County activists continue their search for the suspect or suspects who have shot multiple alley cats in South Los Angeles with a BB gun, PETA has offered a $5,000 reward in hopes of bringing the crimes to a stop.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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This brings the total to five Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited after the militant group fired rockets into Israel on March 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Convey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convey. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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