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Recent Examples of keyhole
Negotiations were shelved, leading to an impasse and stunting Wilson’s development, who was recovering from keyhole ankle surgery which was worse than first thought.
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Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
For the occasion, Carey opted for a glamorous white gown with a keyhole cutout.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Dominica has designated 300 square miles of marine reserve as off-limits to humans, and leaves open the slimmest keyhole for tourists to swim with the mammals.
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Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
The dress was cast in a shade chocolaty brown and featured a statement-making keyhole cutout on the bodice.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for keyhole
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
For the occasion, Carey opted for a glamorous white gown with a keyhole cutout.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Dominica has designated 300 square miles of marine reserve as off-limits to humans, and leaves open the slimmest keyhole for tourists to swim with the mammals.
—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
The dress was cast in a shade chocolaty brown and featured a statement-making keyhole cutout on the bodice.
—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for keyhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyhole
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Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed?
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The main entrance is sealed by a forbidding steel gate, pierced only by a peephole through which the durwans can scrutinize would-be visitors.
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When a maid stood directly facing a noblewoman to dress her, buttons on the wearer’s left side were lined up perfectly for the maid to use her dominant right hand to fit them into the buttonholes.
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Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher—each is touched by just four individuals.
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An indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector to cast images of the Sun, can also be used to see the partial phases of the eclipse, NASA said.
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.
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Their burrows are extensive, with at least two entrances.
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Capoy said the suspects managed to bring the guns onto the campus because there was only one guard on duty at multiple entrances and exits.
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.
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Take, for instance, a wormhole, a theoretical bridge connecting two distant regions of space.
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Jon Stewart also made an appearance, explaining the wormhole was a metaphor, and Colbert reunited with his fellow late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers.
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Strike suffered a broken leg and a series of puncture wounds, WECT reports.
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Seek prompt medical attention for deep puncture wounds or wounds contaminated by dirt or debris.
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The result is that beaches to the south of the inlet deteriorate.
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An oceanside inlet dubbed Thunder Hole explodes with a plume of foamy surf as waves beat the shore.
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“Keyhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyhole. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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