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synchronization

noun
syn·​chro·​ni·​za·​tion | \ ˌsiƋ-krə-nə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce synchronization (audio) , ˌsin-\

Definition of synchronization

1 : the act or result of synchronizing
2 : the state of being synchronous

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Researchers measured hair cortisol levels (an indicator of chronic stress) in dog-human dyads and found a strong degree of interspecies synchronization. Daphne Miller, chicagotribune.com, "A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’? Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own," 11 July 2019 This is why, in the only open market licensing structure, synchronization, writer-side and performer-side are paid equally. Richard Stumpf, Billboard, "Atlas Music Publishing CEO: Solutions to Streaming Rate Debate 'Staring Right at Us' (Guest Op-Ed)," 18 June 2019 The centerpiece attraction remains the dragon boat races, a feat of strength, speed and synchronization. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know, "Dragon Boat Festival will feature a spicy noodle soup-eating contest this upcoming weekend," 22 July 2019 Researchers measured hair cortisol levels (an indicator of chronic stress) in dog-human dyads and found a strong degree of interspecies synchronization. Daphne Miller, chicagotribune.com, "A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’? Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own," 11 July 2019 Once the planet started to cool, Carter claims, RNA wouldn’t have been able to evolve and keep up the work of synchronization. Quanta Magazine, "The End of the RNA World Is Near, Biochemists Argue," 19 Dec. 2017 Researchers measured hair cortisol levels (an indicator of chronic stress) in dog-human dyads and found a strong degree of interspecies synchronization. Daphne Miller, chicagotribune.com, "A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’? Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own," 11 July 2019 Researchers measured hair cortisol levels (an indicator of chronic stress) in dog-human dyads and found a strong degree of interspecies synchronization. Daphne Miller, Washington Post, "A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’? Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own," 1 July 2019 The flight deck of an aircraft carrier has often been compared to a lethal ballet with scurrying crewmen launching and recovering Navy jet fighters in perfect synchronization. Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "‘Pickers’ and ‘Stowers’ keep things moving at Katy-area Amazon Center," 1 July 2019

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First Known Use of synchronization

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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