sync

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verb

variants or less commonly synch
synced also synched ˈsiŋ(k)t How to pronounce sync (audio) ; syncing also synching ˈsiŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce sync (audio)

sync

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noun

variants or less commonly synch
: synchronization, synchronism
moving in sync
out of sync with the world
sync adjective

Examples of sync in a Sentence

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Verb
These devices determine the legal speed limit using GPS data synced with a pre-programmed digital map, or by employing the vehicle’s onboard cameras and LiDAR sensors to read speed limit signs in real time. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 May 2025 One enterprise client’s sales and marketing CRMs hadn’t synced in years. Andrew Siemer, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
Out of sync from the beginning of his start, the rookie right-hander squandered a lead, giving up six runs on five hits and three walks. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 Without Curry, the Warriors' offense looked out of sync in Game 2, so Minnesota will look for more of the same moving forward. Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sync

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1945, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sync was in 1929

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“Sync.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sync. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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