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In literature, "synergy" often functions as a metaphor for harmonious interplay, where distinct elements combine to produce a result greater than their individual contributions. In some works, it denotes the coordinated effort between physical actions and mysterious forces ([1]), while in others, it encapsulates a desired social cooperation ([2]). The term may also refer to precise functional coordination, such as that between ocular or muscular activities ([3], [4]), or be used to highlight the convergence of various actions toward a unified purpose ([5]). Its usage ranges from describing tangible, technical processes to capturing the abstract, sometimes unpredictable, outcomes of combined efforts ([6], [7], [8], [9]).
  1. There is a synergy between their movements and their muscular contractions and the forthcoming paranormal movements.
    — from Metapsychical Phenomena: Methods and Observations by J. (Joseph) Maxwell
  2. It is, and we must coin a word to express it, a social "synergy" that is wanted.
    — from The Cult of Incompetence by Émile Faguet
  3. Thirdly, functional ocular palpable synergy (left eye opening upon compressing the right eye).
    — from Shell-Shock and Other Neuropsychiatric ProblemsPresented in Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Case Histories from the War Literature, 1914-1918 by Elmer Ernest Southard
  4. Biceps restored to synergy with the supinator by massage and faradism.
    — from Shell-Shock and Other Neuropsychiatric ProblemsPresented in Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Case Histories from the War Literature, 1914-1918 by Elmer Ernest Southard
  5. In each moment of our life we entertain some purpose, and to this purpose the synergy of our actions is directed.
    — from Tragic Sense Of Life by Miguel de Unamuno
  6. There are lots of opportunities for synergy within Kodacell: marketing, logistics, even packing materials.
    — from Makers by Cory Doctorow
  7. "The effects of synergy in any endeavor are unpredictable.
    — from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau
  8. On several occasions we have remarked a synergy of function, head and eyes moving upward in unison.
    — from Tics and Their Treatment by Henry Meige
  9. coöperation , n. concurrence, working together ; collusion; synergism, synergy.
    — from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming

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