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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
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, 25 July 2025
Readers have been captivated by its syncopated prose, and its imperative to explore – both an outward journey to the wide open spaces of America, and a journey within of self-discovery.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 June 2025
In Cuban music, mambo evolved to describe a musical style and dance that emerged in the 1940s, characterized by syncopated rhythms and energetic movements.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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, 25 July 2025
Readers have been captivated by its syncopated prose, and its imperative to explore – both an outward journey to the wide open spaces of America, and a journey within of self-discovery.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 June 2025
In Cuban music, mambo evolved to describe a musical style and dance that emerged in the 1940s, characterized by syncopated rhythms and energetic movements.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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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
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That merely meant coach Brian Dutcher didn’t have to delicately parcel out playing time while massaging egos on his Mariana Trench-deep roster, and the bench shortened by circumstance delivered a 77-45 win powered by a pair of true freshmen and a typically frenetic defensive effort.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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In realistic conditions, where the pulse colors arrive at slightly different times (a phenomenon known as chirp), the plasma lens even shortened the pulses from 189 to 165 attoseconds.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Evolution is incremental and Legends: Z-A is as significant as those increments can be within the confines of Game Freak’s condensed release schedule.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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That’s an extremely condensed version of what ExpressVPN has gone through over the past few years.—
Jacob Roach,
Wired News,
14 Oct. 2025
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 23 Nov. 2025.
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