key word
noun
: a word that is a key: such as
a
usually keyword
: a significant word from a title or document used especially as an index to content
b
: a word exemplifying the meaning or value of a letter or symbol
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Initially, officials searched the Nimitz Library catalog, using key word searches, to identify books that required further review, Hawkins said.
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Cherise Halsall, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025
But retooling that one key word in the chorus shows his ability to personalize a piece of music and bring out its central meaning.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
For that to occur, there would need to be increased and sustained human to human transmission, which has not occurred yet, with yet being the key word here.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Officials said the department relied in large part on a blind approach -- using artificial intelligence computer commands to search for dozens of those key words in online department, military and command websites.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Cherise Halsall, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2025
But retooling that one key word in the chorus shows his ability to personalize a piece of music and bring out its central meaning.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
For that to occur, there would need to be increased and sustained human to human transmission, which has not occurred yet, with yet being the key word here.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Officials said the department relied in large part on a blind approach -- using artificial intelligence computer commands to search for dozens of those key words in online department, military and command websites.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Key word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20word. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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