TRANSMITTING Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

transmitting

verb

present participle of transmit

as in spreading

to cause (something) to pass from one to another sneezing and coughing can transmit disease

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as in sending

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another I'll transmit this information over the airwaves

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as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer

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Recent Examples of transmitting Companies are developing robust, modular, and radiation-resilient solutions to filter and process information in space, transmitting only valuable insights. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 An increasing number of cases does not mean the fungus is transmitting at a more rapid pace than usual. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 However, transmitting at higher power near GPS required Xona to show regulators that Pulsar would not disrupt existing navigation or aviation services. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Doctors believe infected ticks likely fed on the rabbits before biting the boy, transmitting the bacteria, according to reports. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Plus, aliens might recognize the importance of water to life and the symbolism of transmitting in that frequency range. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 That means no transmitting raw data every millisecond, which is both an energy save and a privacy win, since your data never has to leave the device. — Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 Under a contract with Idaho Power, Meta will pay to buy all of the electricity produced by the three plants, plus a share of the systemwide costs of transmitting power to the data center, Berg said. — Mark Dee july 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026 But Nia showed a talent for transmitting the scene’s legacy and ethos to a bigger, younger audience while pushing the envelope with her own sound, appearing current while earning crucial co-signs from scene elders like Goldie, DJ Die, and Randall. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

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Newspapers in Arabic, Urdu and Persian, published in cities such as Bombay, now Mumbai, Calcutta, or Kolkata, Istanbul, London and Cairo helped in spreading religious and political ideas across the globe.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
The wildfire started Saturday in Lassen County before spreading into Sierra County and Washoe County, prompting thousands of evacuations north of Reno.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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The Federal Trade Commission recommends donating to organizations people already know and trust and researching unfamiliar charities before sending money.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall said Deniro Laster had broken the conditions of his bond by trying to intimidate witnesses and obstruct justice, including by sending a rat emoji on Instagram to a potential witness.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sending

Verb

Trump may gloat about the earnings, but that did nothing to address the very real national security concerns with handing our greatest adversary a leg up in the artificial intelligence race.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
There’s an urge to preserve something sacred and ancient, to avoid handing everything over to our brightly lit, modern world.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of handing

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Meidroth greeted Julian Garcia with a drive to left field for his 12th homer, giving the White Sox a 3-0 lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The Valkyries have four days off between Wednesday’s game against the Sky and their Monday showdown with the Wings, giving Stokes time to recover from her concussion.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
These refillable travel atomizers solve all three problems by transferring your favorite scent into a slim, TSA-friendly bottle that barely takes up any room.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferring

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In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
However, the value for the sun’s diameter appears to be wrong, leaving eclipse maps — projections of the moon’s shadow — slightly askew.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaving

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Others have questions about changing schools, moving to a new grade, special education eligibility, classroom placement, bullying, IEP implementation or communicating effectively with teachers.

— Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
The puzzles are delightfully unique, too, focusing on you communicating with your friends, and often without words.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026