sync

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verb

variants or less commonly synch
synced also synched ˈsiŋ(k)t How to pronounce sync (audio) ; syncing also synching ˈsiŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce sync (audio)

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
On TikTok, Margot lip-synced along to the original audio to recreate the scene, in which a killer wearing a Ghostface mask breaks into her home and calls Cindy Campbell (Faris) on the phone. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 Able to sync external retirement accounts to your Betterment retirement goal so all your accounts are in one place. Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Pluribus is all percolator, less interested in moving through story than in reacquainting us with the thrill of watching something unfold, the disquiet that comes from sitting too long with a feeling, and the strange clarity that emerges when your brain syncs to its rhythm. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 If successful, circulatronics could transform treatment for conditions once deemed untreatable, from brain cancer to chronic pain, marking a future where electronics and biology work in perfect sync. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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