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“Relaid” or “Relayed”

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.

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What each term means

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relaid

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relayed r·IY·l·EY·d

  • verbpass along.
  • verbcontrol or operate by relay.
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“relaid”

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“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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