SYNCOPATING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

syncopating

verb

present participle of syncopate

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to make less in extent or duration she tried to syncopate her gasp of shock

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shortening

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But the decline of regional sports networks has changed the math in baseball, which is now actively considering shortening its season.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
De Meo is also scaling the ‘see-now, buy-now’ model, shortening the development and production cycle so that runway items hit the stores faster.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

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