sync

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verb

ˈsiŋk 

variants or less commonly synch

synced also synched ˈsiŋ(k)t  ; syncing also synching ˈsiŋ-kiŋ 

transitive verb

: synchronize

sync

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noun

variants or less commonly synch

: synchronization, synchronism

moving in sync

out of sync with the world

sync adjective

Examples of sync in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Generate Music is an AI music generator powered by Adobe’s Firefly Music Model, which contains fully licensed content, and can be synced to video edits and tweaked by creators. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

The HomeView can play music, let users make FaceTime calls, display content synced to one's Messages, Calendar, Reminders, and Find My features and incorporates Siri AI features. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Noun

In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026

The removal of free sync was spotted earlier this week by a user who posted in the Withings forum, and was first reported by MacRumors. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1945, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sync

• in sync
• lip-sync
• out of sync

Rhymes for sync

• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink
• fink
• hink
• ink
• kink
• klink