as in reconciling
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
her response was perfectly keyed to the situation
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Recent Examples of keying
Their conclusion is that while the policy shifts have added macroeconomic concern, stock investors are assessing the impacts on a company-by-company and sector-by-sector basis rather than keying on broad brush concerns.
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
The councilors’ letter appears to be keying off a social media post from the city’s largest police union, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, that flagged the radio breakdown earlier on Monday.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
The councilors’ letter appears to be keying off a social media post from the city’s largest police union, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, that flagged the radio breakdown earlier on Monday.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying
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Behind every transaction lies the complexities of tracking and reconciling those payments across multiple departments, all while ensuring policy compliance.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the reports continue to be that the two won’t be reconciling anytime soon.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Sep. 2025
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Delivering tailored creative and content across multiple channels and platforms involves coordinating numerous workflows and application programming interfaces (APIs).—
Diaz Nesamoney,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Oversize and cropped hoodies with coordinating joggers, along with stylish jackets and bombers and high-rise-training shorts also feature, ranging in sizes XS to 4XL.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Keying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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