“Relaid” or “Relayed”—Which to use?

“Relaid” or “Relayed”

Overview

relaid / relayed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

relaid: NA

relayed: (verb) pass along. (verb) control or operate by relay.

Pronunciation

relaid: NA

relayed: r·IY·l·EY·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “relaid”

Examples of “relayed”

…by U.S. reconnaissance planes that relayed intelligence to the Salvadoran military.
…point onwards the site just relayed FM radio until 6 June…
One story she relayed was that, in a naming…
…the game Scribblenauts, user "Feep" relayed the experience of discovering during…
…radio silence, using codewords that relayed a warning message to Iowa…
…of the torpedo and then relayed the wrong message, informing Iowa…
WKOI-TV's programming was previously relayed on W20CL (channel 20) in…
After the battle, he relayed what occurred to Li Sizhao,…
…to yield to the request relayed upon me by the president.
Information relayed to the SLF by a…

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