key ring
noun
: a device that is used to hold keys and that usually consists of a metal ring and sometimes a short chain and small decoration
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Early Wednesday, activists launched small but disruptive actions, closing off key ring roads in Bordeaux, Rennes, Nantes and Caen.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, check out this super secure Lion Latch Travel Jewelry Box Case that looks like a lip gloss container and attaches to your key ring.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
This also feels smooth and solid and is designed so a key ring can be threaded through.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Crafted from off-cuts of the brand’s signature full-grain leather, these special-edition charms can clip easily to almost anything, from a gym bag to a key ring.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There are funky shapes, like a mushroom or a clam, and abstract silhouettes, like Bottega Veneta’s nappa leather key ring.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Hill was holding a cellphone and a key ring when he was killed.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
This rubber coin pouch is small enough to hang on a key ring or wallet, but it can also be used to accessorize a purse or backpack.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, check out this super secure Lion Latch Travel Jewelry Box Case that looks like a lip gloss container and attaches to your key ring.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
This also feels smooth and solid and is designed so a key ring can be threaded through.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Crafted from off-cuts of the brand’s signature full-grain leather, these special-edition charms can clip easily to almost anything, from a gym bag to a key ring.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There are funky shapes, like a mushroom or a clam, and abstract silhouettes, like Bottega Veneta’s nappa leather key ring.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Hill was holding a cellphone and a key ring when he was killed.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
This rubber coin pouch is small enough to hang on a key ring or wallet, but it can also be used to accessorize a purse or backpack.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Key ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20ring. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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