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
Upon entering the theater, viewers download an app and scan a QR code at their seat to sync with the ongoing screening. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024 Though humans and many animals like dogs have benefited from millions of years of evolution to sync up our vision with our limbs, robots don’t have that same luxury. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
Cameras and sensors in one part of a robot can often get out of sync with the mechanical arms or grippers tasked with manipulation and objects. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024 Researchers can’t say yet how this change might influence the wallabies’ survival, but serious problems are possible when species’ reproductive timelines get out of sync with seasonal weather conditions and food availabilities. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 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 5 Dec. 2024.

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