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The result is both the band’s most experimental and cohesive record to date, a mass of cosmic krautrock, dreary ambient synths, and eerie avant-garde touches that guarantee any conventional song structure or form could never take root. David Glickman, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026 The spare but energetic synths stake Virgin as its own bold artistic statement, not just a return to form. Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025 Her voice is a glowing, childlike meep, and her tingling synths massage the inside of the listener’s skull. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 After the singer introduces the track with a swirl of spacey synths and forlorn vocals, his lament quickly morphs into a different beast as a raucous live orchestra bursts in to crack things wide open. Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for synth

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First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of synth was in 1976

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“Synth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synth. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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