keyed

past tense of key

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of keyed The Wolves’ defense, led by AJC 2025 player of the year Tyriq Green, keyed a Class 6A state title and a consensus national championship. Jack Leo, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Pham-Ngoy keyed the possession with an 18-yard reception to tight end Luke Starr. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026 Hayes’ 3-pointer from the midcourt logo to end the first quarter keyed the Valkyries’ 24-9 second-quarter surge and enlivened a Golden State group that had started the game sluggishly. Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Jorge Polanco, who snapped an 0-for-26 streak in the third inning with just his second homer of the season, keyed the rally with a two-out double off the left-field wall. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 At 39 and already a World Cup champion, Messi scored his first-ever World Cup hat trick, finished with eight goals and four assists in the tournament, and keyed incredible comebacks against Egypt in the round of 16 and England in the semis. Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026 An internal company slide deck from the time reveals just how keyed-in Nokia was to its lowest-income users. IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026 In a round-the-table survey, insiders who are keyed in to the pulse of pop culture acknowledged that no immediate names that jump to mind. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 June 2026 Angels rout the Astros Wade Meckler and Jo Adell keyed a five-run second inning with two-run doubles, and Walbert Ureña navigated heavy traffic through five shutout innings to lead the Angels to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyed
Verb
  • In those earliest works using magazine transfers, Cowin layered disjunctive images, visually uniting realities that can’t easily be reconciled emotionally.
    Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Decades later, the first couple of rock and roll briefly split in 2016 after rumors of infidelity, but reconciled shortly thereafter.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Urban— who finalized his divorce from Kidman in January— coordinated with his former wife in a plunging black pinstripe dress shirt, a matching blazer jacket, and matching trousers.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In another major operation, law enforcement coordinated with Google and Black Lotus Labs to execute a technical takedown of Outsider, a Chinese phishing-as-a-service platform.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Keyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyed. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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