synergy
noun
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An old saying, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts", expresses the basic meaning of synergy. The word is sometimes used in a purely physical sense, especially when talking about drugs; sometimes a "cocktail" of drugs may be more effective than the sum of the effectiveness of each of the separate drugs. But the word is best known in the world of business. The notion that, when the right two companies merge, they'll produce a profitable synergy seemed exciting in the 1990s, when synergy became a trendy buzzword (even though it's actually been around since the 17th century). The idea of synergy was one factor in what became a "merger mania;" unfortunately, business synergy often turned out to be harder to achieve than to imagine.
Examples of synergy in a Sentence
Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 2 July 2024
And Jones’ synergy with her teammates is on full display in 2024.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
With almost four years under their belt of running the only dispensary in Anderson Valley, the couple has discovered that catering to wine country and weed country visitors has a certain synergy, specifically that their best sales day of the year isn’t on 4/20 or the day before Thanksgiving.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
The First Descendant This third-person looter-shooter has co-op gameplay that marries team synergy, character-specific abilities, and high-speed movement.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 9 June 2024
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“Synergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synergy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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