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
But Apple Intelligence is just one of the three big focus areas Apple outlined during its keynote this week.
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
During the keynote, Apple showed Siri answering a question about a local concert.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
In his keynote speech in Washington last week, just hours after Trump signed the executive order, Hawley went a step further than his recent overtures to American workers.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Based on the keynote presentation, this feature seems to do an excellent job of preserving as much of the original image as possible.
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Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
During the keynote, Apple showed Siri answering a question about a local concert.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
In his keynote speech in Washington last week, just hours after Trump signed the executive order, Hawley went a step further than his recent overtures to American workers.
—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Based on the keynote presentation, this feature seems to do an excellent job of preserving as much of the original image as possible.
—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote
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Others develop dangerous fluctuations in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms because the autonomic nervous system becomes affected.
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Let heart guide tone, and your message lands.
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Reflective, multilayer shields will block the most heat, and ones with a thicker foam core will work much better than thin ones.
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Sperm production works best at a temperature slightly cooler than core body temperature.
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The solution is to realize the importance of being rooted in the divine essence of God that has been given to everyone.
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In essence, Star Fox is the video game version of Alien or Terminator.
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Aniston, on the other hand, leaned into the shoe's casual roots, wearing hers with jeans and a tank top for a relaxed look that felt quintessentially summer.
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The dynamic Sun in your 9th House of Exploration quincunxes powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so growth calls while roots demand attention.
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Aliyah Boston scored 15 of her 17 points and grabbed all seven of her rebounds in the first half to help Indiana build a 57-37 advantage.
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The point Algeria picked up for the draw gave them four for the tournament, one more than Iran gained in their three matches in Group G, and dropped Iran to the ninth spot among the third place teams, one shy of making the round of 32.
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The three benchmarks Recursive used involve training a small language model, improving AI training speed, and optimizing a GPU kernel, the tiny mathematical steps that a GPU has to perform to train or run an AI model.
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Grill ears in their husks, then cut the kernels from the cob and add them to salads, salsas, grain bowls, or vegetable dishes.
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Still, if the specific parts may have been mythologized, historian Thomas Fleischman at the University of Rochester said the anatomical gist was right.
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Audiences needn’t know the specifics of the film’s story — or the onslaught of cultural throwaway jokes — to get the narrative gist within the madness.
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“Keynote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keynote. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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