synchronizing

present participle of synchronize
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 How was everyone synchronizing their clocks a hundred years ago? Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 The second screen shows raw footage from one of the 17 cameras, synchronizing with the edited version at various moments during the hour-and-a-half runtime. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 The Saturday night balloon glow is a literal highlight, pilots synchronizing their burner ignitions for a spectacle guaranteed to bring on oohs and ahs. 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
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  • With or without the brand name accompanying the symbol, depending on marketing strategies across geographies, Toyota’s logo has remained virtually unchanged in its composition, undergoing only minor changes to adapt to the digital world.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Following a 35-minute ambient companion to ILIIAITE released a year later, Loathe have been in road-dog mode, accompanying everyone from Knocked Loose to Korn to Three Days Grace on a near-constant spree of world tours.
    Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
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  • More than 20 years later, coinciding with Toyota’s expansion in foreign markets, the company shifted to using various wordmarks that used the English name in all capitals.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • The show, coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary, features humor, audience participation, slides and props.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
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  • New ways of coexisting Humans have very good reasons to be concerned about potentially harmful species.
    Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • There are, of course, other models of languages coexisting, with varying levels of amity.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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“Synchronizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronizing. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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