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synchronize

[sing-kruh-nahyz] / ˈsɪŋ krəˌnaɪz /


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Ms. Daanje dramatizes their struggle to make their experiences of reality synchronize.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In quantum repeater networks, they could synchronize multiple single photons at the same time, greatly boosting the efficiency of long-distance quantum communication.

From Science Daily Jan. 6, 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

“Now, men, we’re going to synchronize our watches,” Colonel Korn began promptly in a sharp, commanding manner, rolling his eyes flirtatiously in General Dreedle’s direction.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Today, GPS serves as a foundational macroeconomic pillar: It manages international supply chains, synchronizes global cellular networks, guides autonomous agricultural machinery and timestamps high-frequency trades on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

But during a seizure, the chatter synchronizes into loud bursts of electrical activity that overwhelm the brain's casual conversation.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 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

Here the give-up, the negation of the lower passions, synchronizes with a take-up, the assertion of a beatitude.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

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

“When you have a more robust light signal early in the morning, that will help keep your internal circadian system synchronized to the day.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Scientists had previously suspected that carbon uptake and tree growth were not always synchronized, but there had been too few detailed observations to fully understand why.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Another type of data is collected via a human operator remotely controlling a physical robot while the system records synchronized data like camera feeds and joint states to train foundation models, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

At least, that’s how it’s supposed to happen, but only if everyone stays synchronized, which seems impossible with so many poles and feet moving, and clumsy cousins like Arwin, who still gets his ankles caught.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

PepsiCo anticipates retraining and redeploying some drivers to other types of work, including managing the new equipment, synchronizing the movement of people who go to the stores, or handling the unloading themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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 beaming onto solar panels.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

That stop signal, which reaches all the excitatory neurons simultaneously, only lasts so long, ends up synchronizing their activity, producing a coordinated gamma brain wave.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

The second synchronizing force, which Turchin calls contagion, is "even more potent."

From Salon Jul. 2, 2023

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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