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synchronous

[sing-kruh-nuhs] / ˈsɪŋ krə nəs /


ADJECTIVE
occurring or existing at same time
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Some female fireflies, including those of the Smokies synchronous variety, stay on the ground while the males fly around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The name of the world’s richest man isn’t uttered in this show, but the opening episode’s title, “Bread and Lottery,” is a synchronous acknowledgment that our present climate makes its fictional horrors possible.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

The spread of telegraph lines during the mid-19th century presented a new possibility: Two people could have a synchronous conversation from hundreds or even thousands of miles apart.

From Slate • May 27, 2024

If this type of synchronous activity persists in future years, it could force fire managers to reevaluate the reliability of resource-sharing arrangements, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The basic approach utilizes discovery in terms of music learning, and also is synchronous with many of the 21st-century learning approaches discussed in Chapter 1.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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