synchrony

noun

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formal + technical a state in which things happen, move, or exist at the same time The objects moved in synchrony with each other.

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Recent Examples of synchrony Imagine a factory where nearly everything is connected to a 5G network: Robot arms move in synchrony and widgets send signals to the main office. — Anand Oswal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 From above, the sharks seemed to be swimming in synchrony in a circular motion. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 And despite the seeming chaos of it all, there’s a sense of synchrony about the crossing that draws in people-watchers from around the world. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024 The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony. — Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for synchrony
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  1. synchronism
  2. coincidence
  3. concurrency
Noun
  • As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.
    — Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
Definition of synchronism
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  • In precisely the sort of coincidence that would become synonymous with the film series, Wong and Morgan picked up Reddick’s premise and ran with it, building out a mythology that has led to increasingly elaborate set pieces — and even bigger commercial success.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Praxis comes easily from the cabana, and the show suggests that any astuteness from the rich and young is a coincidence and temporary at that.
    — Joe Joyce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of coincidence
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  • Rapyd Cloud’s Challenges and Triumphs Building an infrastructure capable of handling high concurrency and dynamic interactions was a significant challenge.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • However, when performing OLTP at scale, architectural designs of a database residing on servers go out the window due to that extreme concurrency.
    — Matt Kimball, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of concurrency

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“Synchrony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchrony. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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