Thesaurus results for KEYNOTE

keynote

noun

ˈkē-ˌnōt

Definition of keynote

as in heart

the central part or aspect of something under consideration the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message

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Recent Examples of keynote Kalyani never followed up, so the five stuck with their original plan to hand out copies to those entering the hall for the keynote, leading to their ouster. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 The document that will move more enterprise AI money shipped a day earlier, with no keynote attached. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The opening night will include a red carpet, a live traditional bagpipe processional, and then a screening of Braveheart followed by a Q&A and keynote with Wallace. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 July 2026 Tuesday’s keynote by Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios echoed the need for workforce development but stopped short of making any funding commitments. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote

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Noun

England went ahead of Argentina in the 55th minute of their semifinal, but Messi found another gear and set up both late goals to break England’s hearts and keep Argentina’s run alive.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
The change of heart partly hinges on Camille’s conversations with her husband, Robert, who is freaking out over what’s been happening to Juliette.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of heart

Noun

The core interest aside from this being the final of a six-week long competition that only happens every four years is the country of Messi’s birth taking on the country that raised him.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Since the brain needs to drop its core temperature by roughly a degree to descend into deep sleep, a bedroom temperature of around 65-67 degrees Fahrenheit will help.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of core

Noun

That never crossed my mind before, but now in 2026, our reggaeton, our essence and our sound has become important in Mexico and even more so on a Latino level.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
But that all seems to funnel into these six tracks, mixing momentum and wisdom to arrive at the essence of the pedal steel—extreme highs, extreme lows, the expanse in between, out where life is lived.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of essence

Noun

While its roots go back to Don the Beachcomber in Hollywood in the 1930s, tiki culture blossomed after World War II, when American soldiers came back from the Pacific theater with stories of tropical islands.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Unlike a razor, which simply cuts hair at the surface, an epilator removes it from the root by mechanically plucking multiple hairs at once.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Definition of root

Noun

But after losing by 32 points, the Hawks don’t have the point differential tiebreaker on their side.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
After an 0 for 6, three turnover game on Monday, Goldin was better Thursday, delivering eight points and nine rebounds in 27 minutes.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of point

Noun

Planters is among several widely available brands that sell sunflower kernels at major grocery stores.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
The patch fixes security vulnerabilities in Win32K, NTFS, Remote Desktop, Hyper-V, Secure Boot, Print Spooler, Media Foundation, the Windows installer, and the Windows kernel itself, among others.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Definition of kernel

Noun

Still, if the specific parts may have been mythologized, historian Thomas Fleischman at the University of Rochester said the anatomical gist was right.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
While the majority of the details for this tax have not been disclosed, the general gist is that property owners who do not actively use their property for living in or renting out would be assessed an incremental property tax.

— Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026