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

Just boiling things down to that, and to the voice and the lip sync is painstaking. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

ScreenPal and Snagit sync with their respective mobile companion apps, but Snap Pro 26's Android app is standalone. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 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