often attributive

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The song starts with pulsing beats before chiming synths enter. Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The dissonant hoover synths seethe like Bernard Herrmann strings — echoing the lyrics’ references to Hitchcock’s Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 While the kick drum and bass synth are deep, the speaker struggles to reproduce most of the sub-bass content in the track, but that's to be expected given its size. PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 BloodPop and Tchami’s production hits hard with its churning synths and 4/4 kicks, but Gaga’s vocals reach upward and outward into gospel-inflected, Whitney Houston territory. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for synth 

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of synth was in 1976

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“Synth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synth. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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