Definition of synchronizenext
as in to accompany
to occur or exist at the same time the subtitles must synchronize with the movie's spoken dialogue

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Recent Examples of synchronize The strategy is based on the idea that eating in alignment with your internal clock helps synchronize your body, leading to benefits. — Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026 Confining food intake to a consistent daytime window also synchronizes your peripheral metabolic clocks (body clocks in almost every organ) with your central circadian clock, which maintains your sleep cycle. — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2026 Keeping those memories synchronized presented another challenge. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 Its back-end tech promises delivery within a second when needed, synchronized across viewers. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for synchronize
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  • Earlier reports suggested Xi could be accompanied by BYD and CATL executives among others, but US officials were reportedly reluctant to host firms with possible links to China’s military.
    — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The accompanying tsunami is estimated to have reached heights of 40 meters within about 100 km from the source.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • The rally coincided with Bitcoin’s brief move above $87,000, a level not seen since January, as the broader crypto market advanced.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The timing of her return surely coincides with the circumstances surrounding her near death and the grim mysteries that have engulfed the slow horses.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • That scruffier, cozier version of androgyny coexisted in the culture with the more flamboyant gender-bending of glam rock.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Many flavors of rock, pop, R&B, metal, hardcore, jam-band, country, funk, reggae, electronica, rap, jazz, big-band, theatrical, Brazilian, and Latin music happily coexist and cross-pollinate here.
    — Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Synchronize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronize. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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