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@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ should have already been created and initialized using an {{domxref("Event/Event
 > [!NOTE]
 > When calling this method, the {{domxref("Event.target")}} property is initialized to the current `EventTarget`.
 
-Unlike "native" events, which are fired by the browser and invoke event handlers
-asynchronously via the [event loop](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Execution_model),
-`dispatchEvent()` invokes event handlers _synchronously_. All applicable event
-handlers are called and return before `dispatchEvent()` returns.
+Unlike calling `dispatchEvent()` manually, "native" events are fired by the browser and dispatched asynchronously via the [event loop](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Execution_model). The dispatch process itself is similar in both cases and invokes event handlers _synchronously_. All applicable event handlers are called and return before `dispatchEvent()` returns.
 
 ## Syntax