often attributive

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Trending Stories Take the opening title track, which ascends a staircase of sounds — trippy synths exploding into Pat McCrory ripping on Eighties guitar, Dev Hynes on sweet cello, and Daniel Fang tearing into his drum kit. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025 The 12th-century abbess, composer, philosopher, and visionary becomes a thrilling subject when backed by modular synths, Ukrainian folk singing, and high medieval music. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 Rothman shepherded Teitelbaum’s rebrand, helping to realign her sound in a way that more authentically reflected her taste — retaining the dark tint of her Baum output, but grounding it in grungy live instruments instead of synths. Olivia Horn, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Pharrell Williams constructs a beat with booming bass notes and zippy bubble synths, topped by high-level boasts. 40. Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for synth

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of synth was in 1976

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“Synth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synth. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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