as in accompanying
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 synchronizing
The Saturday night balloon glow is a literal highlight, pilots synchronizing their burner ignitions for a spectacle guaranteed to bring on oohs and ahs.
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Working out the process of synchronizing and timing the cantilevers’ motion and light beams to generate the right colors at the right time was a substantial effort, according to Andy Greenspon, a researcher at MITRE who also worked on the project.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026
By synchronizing all these data streams, the team documented not just the delivery but the hours-long cooperative effort that followed.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
By synchronizing drone footage, audio recordings and shipboard observations, the researchers documented the complex social structure and communication behind the birth.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Pretty Lethal starts in a rehearsal space somewhere in America, with a troupe of prima ballerinas who are headed to a showcase in Budapest but are clearly having trouble synchronizing their efforts.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Photograph by Victor Llorente for The New Yorker The experimental singer-producer FKA twigs, for most of her career, has made cerebral electronic music intent on synchronizing the mind and body.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Evans calls this a synchronizing drought, where all trees across all forest types, regardless of topographic location or slope, are experiencing similar levels of drought stress and putting on thinner rings.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
At the Milan-Cortina Games, spread across six villages in three distinct clusters in northern Italy, Finoff said the hosts have so far done well synchronizing medical services.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Working out the process of synchronizing and timing the cantilevers’ motion and light beams to generate the right colors at the right time was a substantial effort, according to Andy Greenspon, a researcher at MITRE who also worked on the project.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026
By synchronizing all these data streams, the team documented not just the delivery but the hours-long cooperative effort that followed.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
By synchronizing drone footage, audio recordings and shipboard observations, the researchers documented the complex social structure and communication behind the birth.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Pretty Lethal starts in a rehearsal space somewhere in America, with a troupe of prima ballerinas who are headed to a showcase in Budapest but are clearly having trouble synchronizing their efforts.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Photograph by Victor Llorente for The New Yorker The experimental singer-producer FKA twigs, for most of her career, has made cerebral electronic music intent on synchronizing the mind and body.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Evans calls this a synchronizing drought, where all trees across all forest types, regardless of topographic location or slope, are experiencing similar levels of drought stress and putting on thinner rings.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
At the Milan-Cortina Games, spread across six villages in three distinct clusters in northern Italy, Finoff said the hosts have so far done well synchronizing medical services.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synchronizing
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Knicks fans, though, do not seem to be concerned so much with his politics, but that his attendance — and the hoopla accompanying it — could mess up the team’s momentum.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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An accompanying photograph shows Glimcher holding the viewer’s gaze, his right hand outstretched on the desk, clenched in a tight fist.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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Moench’s hiring came after co-studios Amazon MGM and New Regency hit pause on the show last fall, coinciding with Sloane signing an overall deal at HBO.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Starting Towns as the focal point in an attempt to take a commanding 3-1 lead was the right choice considering the team’s postseason success coinciding with his own success.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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According to Reuters, the event was designed around the idea of humans and robots coexisting in daily life, with matching outfits intended to imagine how future interactions between people and physical AI systems might look.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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According to Reuters, the event was designed around the idea of humans and robots coexisting in daily life, with matching outfits intended to imagine how future interactions between people and physical AI systems might look.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Synchronizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronizing. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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