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 In a keynote speech at a 2018 conference in Sweden, Benson showed a slide with a map of CCS facilities across the world, most of which were enhanced oil recovery sites. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 The programme also features a keynote session with Dea Kulumbegashvili and screening of her Venice Special Jury Prize-winning film April. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026 The keynote was moderated by Variety‘s Asia Editor Naman Ramachandran. — Mark Schilling, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Today is expected to be a lot like the MacBook Neo launch earlier this year in New York City, which had an in-person-only keynote presentation lasting less than 10 minutes before we were unleashed in the hands-on area. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote

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Noun

During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, James, 32, opened up about how the project became a deeply personal way to reconnect with Bill, who passed away in February 2017 following heart surgery.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Sola Media managing director Solveig Langeland said mixing humor and heart has always sat at the center of the studio’s storytelling, backed by its skill at bringing characters to life through strong voice casts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of heart

Noun

The backstory The first Mandarin Oriental hotel—then called The Mandarin—opened its doors in Hong Kong in 1963 and has remained central to the hotel group’s core values, despite global expansion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The Acer laptop earned top marks in both the Cinebench and Geekbench single-core CPU tests, and came in a respectable second place for the Cinebench multi-core and HandBrake video conversion tests.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of core

Noun

Signature therapies incorporate local ingredients like virgin coconut oil, Caribbean sea salt scrubs, and tropical flower essences.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
The movie’s essence is Chaucerian; the pacing is taut, jaunty, like a fairy tale, helped along by a twinkling score composed by Anna Meredith.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of essence

Noun

Becoming the first Latino directly elected to California’s highest office is a distinction Becerra was reluctant to promote on the campaign trail, preferring instead to focus on his humble roots.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The root of Wilson’s resentment is that he was charmed by the pods version of Wilnie, who was temporarily free from real-life concerns and whose only job was to banter with him through a wall.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of root

Noun

The October run identified 948, more than five times as many, despite three months of additional kernel hardening.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
OpenAI says researchers used GPT-6 Cyber to find 81 previously unknown, high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities and develop working exploits for 948 Linux kernel vulnerabilities, including 588 previously unknown flaws.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of kernel

Noun

Mini dresses, strapless lace gowns and more motifs spotlighted that overarching gist, building on the Australian brand’s signature design cues.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Its gist was an attack on single-payer systems such as Medicare and Medicaid.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026