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to make less in extent or duration
she tried to syncopate her gasp of shock
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Recent Examples of syncopated
Carolina Abbott Galvão, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the pianist executed a seventeen-note syncopated rhythm simultaneously with a chord sequence of twenty-nine chords.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These days, sirens are primarily used to warn people about severe weather, though Milwaukee County still also tests the sirens' attack signal, a more syncopated wailing, after the steady storm warning test.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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Adjective
Over the years, its syncopated rhythms evolved into new forms, including axé, a samba-reggae hybrid that’s a staple of Salvador’s yearly Carnival parades, and tropicália, a fusion of Afro-Brazilian rhythms and American psychedelia.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the pianist executed a seventeen-note syncopated rhythm simultaneously with a chord sequence of twenty-nine chords.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
These days, sirens are primarily used to warn people about severe weather, though Milwaukee County still also tests the sirens' attack signal, a more syncopated wailing, after the steady storm warning test.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syncopated
Adjective
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Ohtani threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in an abbreviated start.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Small caps lead weekly gains, Russell 2000 jumps 3.5% Jobs report shows strength, but private sector lags behind Markets calm despite tariff uncertainty and Elon Musk drama Despite the abbreviated trading week, stocks posted decent gains.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Verb
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That debate ramped up during the pandemic, when some studios shortened theatrical exclusivity periods in order to move films to release for video on demand or streaming.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Instead of slowly fading as expected, the luminosity oscillated downward while the time between each fluctuation shortened.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The pages flip like a Rolodex, doubling as a condensed history of evolving celebrity culture from old Hollywood to the counterculture of the ’70s and ’80s to the present day.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The condensed schedule has contributed to an increase in injuries across the league, and the Sabres have been hit as hard as any team.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2023
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For theater owners, even the abridged period of theatrical exclusivity is considered a win.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2022
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“Syncopated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syncopated. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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