often attributive

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Appropriately rad retro music, full of driving guitar riffs and bold synths, puts you in the perfect headspace for over-the-top combat. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 This week, Miley Cyrus takes on the calamitous state of the world with Eighties synths and bold proclamations, Ed Sheeran incorporates Persian melodies into his first single of 2025, and Haim deliver an acoustic plea for freedom. Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025 Hungry Lion Records grants him the space to do so with an almost-morose mixture of trap snares and synths that invites listeners to focus on his soul-baring lyrics. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025 While distortion-heavy guitar still features on the album, it’s paired with instruments like the cello, violin, pedal steel and synth, as well as vocal modulation in the forms of Autotune and Vocoder. James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025 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 24 Apr. 2025.

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