synchronizing

verb

present participle of synchronize
as in accompanying
to occur or exist at the same time the subtitles must synchronize with the movie's spoken dialogue

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Recent Examples of synchronizing One of the more demanding environments involved the Integrated Data Submission (IDS) platform, responsible for synchronizing school calendar information with transportation routing systems supporting students with disabilities. — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 For Hyliion, synchronizing multiple KARNO units marks a significant engineering milestone beyond the performance of a single generator. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 This can be bolstered by establishing public-private partnerships, synchronizing supply chains, and facilitating the exchange of threat intelligence—no entity should operate in isolation. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 How was everyone synchronizing their clocks a hundred years ago? — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 The second screen shows raw footage from one of the 17 cameras, synchronizing with the edited version at various moments during the hour-and-a-half runtime. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 The Saturday night balloon glow is a literal highlight, pilots synchronizing their burner ignitions for a spectacle guaranteed to bring on oohs and ahs. — Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026 Working out the process of synchronizing and timing the cantilevers’ motion and light beams to generate the right colors at the right time was a substantial effort, according to Andy Greenspon, a researcher at MITRE who also worked on the project. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2026 By synchronizing drone footage, audio recordings and shipboard observations, the researchers documented the complex social structure and communication behind the birth. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synchronizing
  1. accompanying
  2. coinciding
  3. coexisting
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  • The 13-track project, which later came with accompanying music videos, became the blueprint for Beyoncé's superstar status after her successful debut studio album became the launchpad.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Combined with less rainfall accompanying monsoon storms in recent years, that makes for dangerous flammability.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanying
Verb
  • At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Their choices are coinciding with employers’ own preferences for such arrangements as well.
    — Noah Yosif, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • This would include behavioral interventions, counseling and treatment of coexisting mental health or substance-use disorders that could help reduce or stop cannabis use.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Silence is palpable in the portraits of the men, photographs that show hardship coexisting with resilience, that quiver with pathos but do not collapse.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of coexisting

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“Synchronizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronizing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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