as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time to musical accompaniment, the swimmers' synchronic movements form a kaleidoscope of artistic patterns

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Recent Examples of synchronic With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride. Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2022
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  • Schools will be closed and students will have a synchronous eLearning day from home, school district officials announced Monday afternoon.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2025
  • That’s highly synchronous, resulting in many, many animals making that migration simultaneously.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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  • The concurrent blazes killed 30 people and destroyed more than 16,200 buildings – compared to 85 and 18,800 for the Camp inferno, which wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 22 July 2025
  • In Father of the Bride Part II, Annie (played by Kimberly Williams-Paisley) and her mom Nina (portrayed by Diane Keaton) also have concurrent pregnancies.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 22 July 2025
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  • The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.
    Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2011
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  • The petition also alleges Lensing committed the offense of simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms and possession of marijuana in Carroll County the same day, court records show.
    Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2025
  • The awards will be held February 26, with simultaneous events at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, the Edison Ballroom in New York and in London.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 21 July 2025

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“Synchronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronic. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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