transmitted

verb

past tense of transmit
1
as in spread
to cause (something) to pass from one to another sneezing and coughing can transmit disease

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2
as in sent
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another I'll transmit this information over the airwaves

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3
as in transferred
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 transmitted The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The institute said malaria in Germany almost exclusively affects long-haul travelers who were infected in malaria-endemic areas, and that malaria transmitted within a German airport is rare, the BBC reported. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 In humans, the rabies virus, transmitted in the saliva of an infected animal, is a serious and fatal disease that attacks the central nervous system. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Some can also activate from a silent mode when an alert for that area is transmitted. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Processing that information in orbit can reduce the amount of raw data that has to be transmitted to Earth, where space-to-ground communications capacity can become a bottleneck. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 West Nile virus survives in nature in several types of birds and is transmitted to humans by the bites of mosquitoes that feed on infected birds. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The acoustic shock waves may strike soft soil, hard rock, various forms of human infrastructure, and so on, each of which will affect how energy gets transmitted. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmitted
  1. spread
  2. sent
  3. transferred
  4. conveyed
  5. handed
  6. communicated
  7. entrusted
  8. gave
Verb
  • Mellencamp, 45, was initially diagnosed with melanoma that spread.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
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  • The war, now stretching into its seventh month, has disrupted global energy supplies and sent shockwaves through global financial markets.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Global supply concerns have sent benchmark corn and wheat futures to three-year highs, and soybeans are near the highest since 2024.
    — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sent
Verb
  • Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Defense lawyers have argued that the CIA’s treatment of Mohammed undermined the voluntariness of his later statements to the FBI, even though those interrogations took place after he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferred
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  • The images conveyed gravity, purpose and leadership in a time of existential crisis.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The real reason the episode works, though, is its nifty, twisty structure, a series of stories conveyed to an absent Marshall via flashbacks and phone calls.
    — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • The deal also included no guard rails for how the $10 million should be spent, allowing it to be handed directly to two organizations without any effort to seek competitive bids.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Crawford, a longtime supporter of Ukraine and a devotee of the American pit bull terrier, came forward and handed a reddish-yellow puppy to Zelensky.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of handed
Verb
  • Not as verbally eloquent as Roosevelt, Eisenhower communicated with a broad smile and a confident demeanor.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The three-minute notification was communicated by alternate means, acknowledged by a controller and positive contact was established with Marine One before takeoff.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicated
Verb
  • District 203 is entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer resources.
    — Jennifer Bruzan Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout his career, Satsky has been entrusted with highly confidential information involving some of the largest and most significant transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, his lawyer, Anello said.
    — Chase Jordan August 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrusted
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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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“Transmitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmitted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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