"Synergy"
Say this instead: working well together
How "Synergy" shows up at work
The word does real work in biology and physics, but in business it mostly shows up in merger announcements to justify deals where the combined value is, in practice, less than the sum of the parts. Investors have learned to wince when they hear it.
The acquisition will create significant synergy between the two product lines.
The two product lines should work well together after the acquisition.
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