conveyed

verb

past tense of convey
1
as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another intends to personally convey the message to the governor

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2
as in carried
to support and take from one place to another conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents

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3
as in ceded
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 conveyed Meaning can also be conveyed simultaneously through hand movements, facial expressions, head position, arms, and torso. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Something about his gold chain, open top button and cellphone-in-hand stance conveyed authority and romantic appeal. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Yet her account of the American triumph also conveyed disappointment. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Once that’s done, the gas will be conveyed to the Damietta processing facility on Egypt’s northern shore where it will be liquefied for transport by ship to Europe. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Once that’s done, the gas will be conveyed to the Damietta processing facility on Egypt’s northern shore, where it will be liquefied for transport by ship to Europe. — Menelaos Hadjicostis, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2026 These expectations should be conveyed to American partners at the start of the war. — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 Instead, their positions are conveyed to us through the media, political elites, and heads of industry who can amplify, mute, or distort them. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 This comes from how the information is conveyed rather than the deliverable itself. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conveyed
  1. transmitted
  2. carried
  3. ceded
  4. spread
  5. hauled
  6. transferred
  7. gave
  8. transported
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  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Hoodoo was transmitted orally in these early centuries and was never homogeneous.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • At the celebrations, Torres was also spotted wearing a rubber bracelet with a Spain flag that carried branding from the Guardia Civil — one of the country’s two national law enforcement agencies (the other being the Policia Nacional).
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 300 poles and 44 power transmission poles need to be repaired or replaced in Gary as a result of the storm, which carried winds of 99 mph (159 kilometers per hour), said Melody Birmingham, an executive at NIPSCO's parent company.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
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  • After the city ceded control of Riis to the federal government, in the nineteen-seventies, the monument to public recreation was shuttered.
    — Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This is also the first film for which Vaz has ceded editing responsibilities.
    — Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceded
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  • These theories spreading online, one expert says, stem from people’s struggles to find a fulfilling explanation for what has happened.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Cedars-Sinai apologized for any inconvenience Marina del Rey residents endured after the hospital's construction project caused a putrid odor to spread through the coastal neighborhood.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
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  • What remains of the trade are 25,000 American horses, gathered up by kill buyers and hauled to slaughter plants across our northern and southern borders.
    — Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Over several weeks, crews physically unbolted and hauled out heavy machinery, dragging thousands of tons of steel out the door.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hauled
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  • Settlement Institutions need capital, controls, systems and people to manage the gap between when a trade is agreed and the asset plus the payment are transferred.
    — Federico Sendra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Funds added to your Checking Account are transferred to your Chime Card Secured Deposit Account - other than Chime Card cash deposits at retailers, which go to your Chime Card Account, then deposit to your Secured Deposit Account.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
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  • Prosecutors say the father suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One man, found with a gunshot wound to the face in the parking lot, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
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