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Watching the Oscars Tonight . . . But Skipping the Commercials

Synch-ron-ate”: recording a show, then watching it — without commercials — so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. –Proposed new word; Ross Kaplan. Want to watch the Oscars tonight, but not all the commercials? (inordinately bunched at the end — or at least, so it seems). If you have a...
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How to Watch Any Program in (Almost) Real-Time, Commercial-Free

2020 Words of the Year Synch´-ron-ate” (verb):  taping a TV or cable show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast.” ” Proposed addition to English language; Ross Kaplan. The competition for word(s) of the year is especially stiff this year. After all, thanks to...
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