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
Once teams started keying in on Veronica Burton, the breakout star who became their best playmaker once Kayla Thornton went down, Nakase had to get creative to generate good looks.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Verb
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In their email, Hobbs and Russell referenced different use cases already adopted by bank employees for Eliza, including reconciling weekly transactions (which has increased automatic processing); repairing payments; and writing code.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to The Sunday Times in October 2025, Stallone opened up about reconciling with his wife.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Grand Blanc Chamber of Commerce has been coordinating food deliveries to first responders courtesy of businesses in town who wanted to do their part.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of her birthday this week, the pair stepped out for the Broadcasting + Cable Hall Of Fame Awards 33rd Anniversary Gala in New York City in coordinating black ensembles.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Keying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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