often attributive

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Produced by Cirkut, Inverness, and Blake Slatkin the track starts off with a spare but propulsive beat that eventually opens up on the chorus with big pop synths. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025 Production changes stand out—the volume of a synth or the overuse of reverb can sound like a push notification interrupting your listening experience. Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025 Then, the outro of the song removes all percussion and cues heart-monitor-sounding synths that build up to a dreamy, Baltimore club–inspired drum pattern. Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025 Diana Ross!), but a little St. Vincent-y synth goes a long way in making this particular hit danceable in a slightly terrifying way. Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for synth

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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 6 Jul. 2025.

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