sync

or synch

[ singk ]

/ sɪŋk /

Informal.

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noun (used esp. in the phrases in sync and out of sync)

synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.

harmony or harmonious relationship: Management wants to be in sync with the client's wishes.

verb (used with or without object)

to synchronize; harmonize.

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Origin of sync

First recorded in 1930–35; shortened form

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How to use sync in a sentence

So far in 2020, we’ve seen a few notable outliers in terms of team wins and losses being out of sync with Pythagorean records.
The Steelers And Bills Have Been Historically Lucky So Far. The Chargers … Have Not.|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|November 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
This system requires players to defend the run on the way to the quarterback, and the unit’s inability to get in sync has showed.
Washington football notes: Run-stop struggles, and the future at quarterback|Sam Fortier|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
The avalanche of catch-up championships and out-of-sync tournaments will cease.
It turns out there is such a thing as too much sports|Jerry Brewer|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
The fact that the two are in sync, theorists believe, allows electrons to flow without resistance.
Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time|Niall Firth|October 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review

“What’s happening here is pretty much in sync with what’s happening around the world in second waves,” Sunak insisted.
The U.K. government’s scientific advisers told it weeks ago to introduce a national lockdown. It ignored them.|David Meyer|October 13, 2020|Fortune
When news leaked that Beyoncé lip-synced “The Star Spangled Banner,” her “Beyhive” came alive in (deluded) defense of the star.
Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga’s Fan Armies Rally on Twitter|Tricia Romano|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Many large events are pre-recorded and lip-synced, particularly such large-scale events as the Super Bowl and the inauguration.
So What if Beyoncé Lip-Synced the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’?|Tricia Romano|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Besides, she pointed out, even Aretha Franklin has lip-synced.
So What if Beyoncé Lip-Synced the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’?|Tricia Romano|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But as he tells Brian Gresko, being a fan ‘was synced to the year my life cracked in half.’
Jonathan Lethem on the Power of Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’|Brian Gresko|April 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For Lethem, becoming a Talking Heads fan “was synced to the year my life cracked in half.”
Jonathan Lethem on the Power of Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’|Brian Gresko|April 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then any changes you make get synced back and we instantiate them.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for sync

sync

synch

films television computing

verb

an informal word for synchronize

noun

an informal word for synchronizationin sync; out of sync See synchronization

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Origin of sync

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British Dictionary definitions for sync

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