variants
or less commonly synch
variants
or less commonly synch
: synchronization, synchronism
moving in sync
out of sync with the world
sync
adjective
Examples of sync in a Sentence
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PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
On the other hand, there’s also something irksome about biopics that have actors lip sync to the original songs, like Naomi Ackie did for I Wanna Dance With Somebody or, much less successfully, Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire!
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
There are also situations where album names and duplicate images can fail to sync correctly.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The researchers found that as soon as the volunteers looked each other in the eyes, their brain waves instantly synced up.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Other services, like Dropbox or Google Drive, can sync folders seamlessly between different devices but require their own client software and subscription.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Eventually the list is finalized, and a segment producer begins knitting it together, deciding who goes where, trying to create a soothing flow that syncs with the music.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The app also offers light scheduling, preset color themes, dimming, sync with music, and other smart features for a dynamic color experience all year round.
—Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2024
More:This will almost certainly be the warmest winter ever in Wisconsin's recorded history
Walleye spawning is synced with the rest of the food web
Walleye spawn every year in the spring shortly after the ice thaws.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
Will Stone, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Huge thanks to my sync team MediaHorse that pitched the song.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2024
Performance rights revenue, meanwhile, climbed 9.5% to $2.7 billion, representing 9.5% of global revenues, while sync income was up 4.7% to $632 Million, representing 2.2%.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Spotlights in the room dim and brighten out of sync with the song.
—Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The 366th day puts the 365-day Gregorian calendar back into sync with Earth’s orbit, which amounts to 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, or 364.2422 days.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
This discrepancy caused the calendar to drift out of sync with the seasons over time.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2024
If Biden’s sounds over-optimistic, Trump’s sounds cartoonishly dystopian, out of sync with the reality that the economy is genuinely improving.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Some scientists hypothesize that feeling out of sync with peers during adolescence can contribute to feelings of loneliness and depression.
—Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
Verb
IPVanish offers backup space and syncing through SugarSync and Livedrive.
—PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
On the other hand, there’s also something irksome about biopics that have actors lip sync to the original songs, like Naomi Ackie did for I Wanna Dance With Somebody or, much less successfully, Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire!
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
There are also situations where album names and duplicate images can fail to sync correctly.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The researchers found that as soon as the volunteers looked each other in the eyes, their brain waves instantly synced up.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Other services, like Dropbox or Google Drive, can sync folders seamlessly between different devices but require their own client software and subscription.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Eventually the list is finalized, and a segment producer begins knitting it together, deciding who goes where, trying to create a soothing flow that syncs with the music.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The app also offers light scheduling, preset color themes, dimming, sync with music, and other smart features for a dynamic color experience all year round.
—Pamela Porter, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2024
More:This will almost certainly be the warmest winter ever in Wisconsin's recorded history
Walleye spawning is synced with the rest of the food web
Walleye spawn every year in the spring shortly after the ice thaws.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
This is even seen in healthy people whose clocks get out of sync for a relatively brief period of time.
—Will Stone, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Huge thanks to my sync team MediaHorse that pitched the song.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2024
Performance rights revenue, meanwhile, climbed 9.5% to $2.7 billion, representing 9.5% of global revenues, while sync income was up 4.7% to $632 Million, representing 2.2%.
—Richard Smirke, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Spotlights in the room dim and brighten out of sync with the song.
—Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The 366th day puts the 365-day Gregorian calendar back into sync with Earth’s orbit, which amounts to 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, or 364.2422 days.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
This discrepancy caused the calendar to drift out of sync with the seasons over time.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2024
If Biden’s sounds over-optimistic, Trump’s sounds cartoonishly dystopian, out of sync with the reality that the economy is genuinely improving.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Some scientists hypothesize that feeling out of sync with peers during adolescence can contribute to feelings of loneliness and depression.
—Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024
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