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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
Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Samba is a Brazilian music and dance genre driven by syncopated rhythms that grew out of Afro-Brazilian traditions.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sly and Robbie also released numerous albums of their own, and played a crucial role in pushing reggae into the future with their adoption of electronic instruments and more syncopated rhythms.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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
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The meaning of consciousness is immersion in multitudinous flowing tastes, olfactory rumors, vibrations, racing to understand before the ocean washes them away, these sensations like spherical and syncopated waves crashing against her hundred tentacles.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Samba is a Brazilian music and dance genre driven by syncopated rhythms that grew out of Afro-Brazilian traditions.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sly and Robbie also released numerous albums of their own, and played a crucial role in pushing reggae into the future with their adoption of electronic instruments and more syncopated rhythms.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syncopated
Adjective
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Tessa Francis fired an abbreviated no-hitter with eight strikeouts, while Ashley Mortensen went 3-for-4 as Marblehead routed Winthrop 12-0 in five innings in the Northeastern Conference.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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But in this case, that doesn’t matter, because after such an abbreviated Herro season, the Heat simply have to wait to see greater durability, meaning deferring the contract decision.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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The combination of an overloaded schedule, international travel and shortened preparation time increasingly produces mediocre matchups in premium television windows.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Certain past emergency cases, such as the COVID pandemic, were exceptions in which those wait times were drastically shortened.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The center describes its three-week immersion as a way to develop, in a condensed window, the practices and behaviors that might otherwise take years to build through outpatient therapy alone.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Some mathematicians consider these to be even more significant than condensed sets.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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