variants or less commonly synch

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

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Verb
Music can slow cortisol, sync your nervous system and prime you mentally for high stakes. — Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Free users can sync any number of passwords across all their Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
As pre-production raced along, Klein worked with multiple collaborators on the songs and the pre-records the actors would lip-sync to. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 Motion Freeze is Polaroid’s name for the second curtain sync or rear curtain flash feature found in other cameras. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sync

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1945, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sync was in 1929

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“Sync.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sync. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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