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synchronize

[sing-kruh-nahyz] / ˈsɪŋ krəˌnaɪz /


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A wave of teacher contracts is up for renegotiation now, thanks to a strategy the unions implemented a few years ago to synchronize expiration dates.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Advanced computational algorithms are then used to synchronize the data after the measurements are complete.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2026

One powerful solution is to synchronize AI’s huge power needs with the public grid’s real-time stress level.

From MarketWatch Nov. 10, 2025

In studies conducted by Yuko Hattori, an assistant professor at Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute, chimpanzees were able to synchronize their movement to a variety of rhythms.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2025

My father equipped us with flashlights, and I had to wear my watch and synchronize it with his.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

This system synchronizes cabin lighting, instruments and audio settings to one of five prefabricated “atmospheres,” including Lounge, Joy, Nature, Energetic, and Minimal.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

It also helps drive the electric signal that synchronizes the contraction of the millions of heart muscle cells required for the heart to function as an efficient pump.

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

“Daylight exposure synchronizes our internal clock with the external environment, reinforcing our sleep-wake cycle,” he told The Times over email.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2024

This clock synchronizes and coordinates our body’s circadian rhythms, which help us prepare for things that happen at various times of day — such as falling asleep at night and waking up in the morning.

From Seattle Times Jul. 3, 2023

The outbreak of the Raskol synchronizes with the introduction of foreign influence; and the coincidence is not accidental.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various

That allows several police vehicles to broadcast a synchronized public safety announcement while flashing the same light-signal pattern.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In coherent light, the waves remain synchronized so that their peaks and valleys follow a predictable pattern.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Research has linked synchronized movement with social bonding and increased pain thresholds, while studies of dance and movement therapy have found benefits for depression, anxiety and interpersonal functioning.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Electric grids use precisely synchronized clocks to detect disturbances hundreds of times each second before they cascade into blackouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

All the women are nodding, their heads moving like synchronized swimmers.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

Kaya de Barbaro, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, analyzed families with babies, synchronizing home audio recordings with the mothers’ smartphone use.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

The big draw of space for data centers is power supply, with the option of synchronizing satellites to the sun's orbit to ensure constant light on solar panels.

From Barron's Nov. 5, 2025

Another way, which has been studied more, is to see if they are capable of synchronizing to beats in a rhythm, Honing said.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2025

They found that it is not only highly dynamic but also possesses a peculiar long-range order that may be responsible for synchronizing processes in the nucleus.

From Science Daily Jan. 18, 2024

The cycle referenced in the title is a system for synchronizing the ritual and solar years by adding extra months to the calendar at intervals of two years, but not in the eighth year.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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