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By combining the comparison principle of impulsive systems with the introduction of a time-varying function and a power exponent to flexibly adjust the system, sufficient conditions for synchronization of networked nonlinear reaction\u2013diffusion systems are derived, ensuring that the error dynamics between the network nodes converge to zero. 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