synchronized

past tense of synchronize
as in accompanied
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 synchronized The Landscape of Light, synchronized to an Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra soundtrack, will return along with Lilly House decorations that include Dickens Villages. Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025 This year, the Brazilian star raised the bar with more than a thousand drones choreographed and synchronized with fireworks, lasers and lights. Billboard Brazil, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025 According to research led by Chris Goldfinger, a marine geologist at Oregon State University, the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault could be synchronized—meaning that earthquakes on one fault could lead to seismic events on the other. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 On the other hand, when people interpret the same story in markedly different ways, perhaps because they’ve been given different background information, their brain activity is less synchronized than people who are given the same background facts and therefore share the same assumptions coming in. Emily Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025 So the magnetic field has to stay synchronized with the increasing mass of the particle, ramping up in strength as the particle whips around. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025 That means solar facilities, wind farms, batteries and even residential devices can be aggregated, synchronized and aligned with the reliability needs of the overall grid. Alvaro Rozo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The effect was stronger when iCub’s gestures were broad, fluid, and well-synchronized with the human’s. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025 Line dancing features individuals gathered to perform synchronized, repetitive dance moves, generally in lines, and is popular for both socializing and exercise. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • The souvenir stalls outside the stadium which do a roaring trade on matchdays are also feeling the squeeze from the lack of games — and the bad weather that accompanied the ones that were played recently against Chelsea and Sunderland.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • From Dakota Johnson and Jane Fonda to Brittany Snow and Anne Hathaway, each leading lady uniquely styled the timeless shoe, whether accompanied by a dressy look or a low-key ensemble.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • In that world, the public interest seldom coincided with popular opinion.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Its release coincided with the 350th anniversary of Christiaan Huygens’ invention of the spiral spring, a watershed moment for watchmaking.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Synchronized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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