Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Synchronization: "an effect like that of stereo speakers slightly out of sync” ( Time).
- n. Harmony; accord: in sync with today's fashions.
- v. To synchronize.
Wiktionary
- n. Synchronization.
- n. Harmony.
- v. To synchronize.
- v. computing To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
Etymologies
- Shortening of synchronization. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Miami's run game wasn't in sync from the game's outset, and really, neither was any other component of its arsenal.”
The Washington Post: Darnell Carter: Miami 'took us too lightly'
“Indeed you can assume that PIM-data sync is almost always carried through and through; but file sync very often is interrupted (because transferring files across the network is slow!) and people will then wonder where there data is.”
“In addition, having iTunes manage everything on the sync is a pain.”
“UPDATE: As ian320 pointed out, setting up your own KeePass password sync is a no-brainer with previously mentioned file sync applications like Dropbox or any of the other best file syncing tools.”
Eight Best KeePass Plug-Ins to Master Your Passwords | Lifehacker Australia
“The rhythm of his cast is all his own, in sync with the beat of his heart and the song of his soul.”
“The Penguins are trying to get their game in sync before the playoffs begin.”
“The gasping and laughter and cheering were all so in sync, it felt like we all had the same brain!”
'Fellowship of the Ring' at Radio City Music Hall: High-class geekery | EW.com
“My heart and soul beat in sync with those who also live along the various goat paths of this great country.”
“I´m sure all Mazbook meant was that she is living in sync with the Mexican community with which she has become associated since having moved here.”
“Indeed, Tlaloc and Marco are so in sync, that most of the time he doesn't even need reins to get the horse to perform his "tests.”
The magic of Bernal, Queretaro: wine, opals and historic charm
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sync’.
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Verbs
TO FOSTER GROWTH ..., facilitate, bolster, promote, took over, praise, handle, lambaste, pledge, hoard, inspire, degenerate and 18 more...
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ROT13 Pairs
Nabbed from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT-13#Letter_games_and_net_culture: words that become other existing words (or failing that, acronyms) when a Caesar shift of 13 places is applied to them.
aha, nun, ant, nag, balk, onyx, bar, one, barf, ones, be, or and 64 more...
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bkerr's Words
wyrd, absinthe, homunculus, zorkmid, informon, decider, diachronic, frak, hwæt, feldercarb, yawp, dogfooding and 540 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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erich13's list
My Tag Cloud
addon, admire, adobeair, advice, alist, android, api, app, apple, augmentedreality, author, badge and 179 more...
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hedges's Words
wii, crepuscule, adumbrate, concatenation, sufi, qawwali, furry, riot, mellifluous, conspiracy, etymology, tea cozy and 369 more...
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Time for a new list!
abrupt, erupt, rupture, sync, appropinquity, heterochromia, homochromatic, monochromatic, willy nilly, nitty gritty, kowtow, wonton and 455 more...
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horizon, echo, undulation, resonance, reflection, acoustic, swoosh, distant, glide, interspace, marbles, radiant and 144 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1500 more...
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Wtht Vwls.
nth, psst, shh, brr, hmm, umm, cwm, crwth, crypt, gypsy, hymn, lynx and 26 more...
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Favorite sounding words
I like words that sound nice.
donut, wool, anemone, tulip, tumbleweed, giggle, sync, monkey, fly, bilingual, hello, sushi and 1 more...
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Consultant-speak
ancillary, scope, granular, process, slippage, deltas, dynamic, latency, positioning, solving, branded, transform and 15 more...
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My firsts
tulsi, citronella, crimp, plowshare, crudité, tattooine, okonomiyaki, soba, sixaxis, carport, woodshed, wiimote and 68 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for sync.

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