synchrony

as in synchronism
formal + technical a state in which things happen, move, or exist at the same time The objects moved in synchrony with each other.

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Recent Examples of synchrony This striking synchrony captured in Remuna Beca’s Connection reveals much more than just aesthetic beauty. Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Such instinctive synchrony is hardwired into flamingo behavior. Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Here millions of atoms oscillate in synchrony to form a wavelike substance, one of the largest purely quantum phenomena known. Ottó Elíasson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2019 This natural synchrony is optimal for healthy sleep, and sleep is essential for health, mood, performance, and safety. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for synchrony
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  • As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.
    Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
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  • At the same time, Babs’s youngest daughter, Sis, has gone missing, which doesn’t seem at all like a coincidence.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • That, however, wasn’t the big coincidence, as the sisters are close and have known about their relationship for many years.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
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  • Cloud object stores often introduce unpredictable latencies and steep egress fees at scale, especially when serving inference workloads that demand low response times and massive concurrency.
    Sven Oehme, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • The recent Champions Trophy hit a global record for concurrency for any sporting event, and Mani notes that even regular matches are now breaking records previously set by major finals.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Synchrony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchrony. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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