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

However, the clock on NBC was not synced with the official clock run by Big Ten officials, which showed one second left. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

For starters, budgeting apps can automatically sync your transactions across credit cards, bank accounts and other institutions. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Noun

Commercial breaks became recalibration windows to check the official time and nudge the homemade version back into sync. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Musk’s public profile and statements have driven major valuation boosts in companies like Tesla and SpaceX, but Gibney argues his claims are often out of sync with facts or evidence. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 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