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
In theory, keying in on the Huskies’ duo of first team All-Americans was a wise strategy.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Jónsdóttir’s goal certainly changed that, keying the second-half revival and come-from-behind win.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Maye willingness to spread the ball around to players like Williams (four catches before Monday night) prevented the Giants from effectively keying in on Stefon Diggs, as the Bengals did a week earlier, and helped the Pats exploit their best matchups on a down-to-down basis.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Collision Guy’s going to be keying off the cost of local labor to staff his garages as well as the prices and availability of auto parts and tools.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Gomes also expresses that rather than keying in on the designers that Talley had a longstanding relationship with within an exhibit, settling on a larger theme, the breadth of experiences, clothing, images, stories, and also paraphernalia associated with Talley was more worthwhile.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
In particular, Joanne's sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) has become a goofy caricature, keying Cybertrucks and generally acting like a child.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Jónsdóttir’s goal certainly changed that, keying the second-half revival and come-from-behind win.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Maye willingness to spread the ball around to players like Williams (four catches before Monday night) prevented the Giants from effectively keying in on Stefon Diggs, as the Bengals did a week earlier, and helped the Pats exploit their best matchups on a down-to-down basis.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Collision Guy’s going to be keying off the cost of local labor to staff his garages as well as the prices and availability of auto parts and tools.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Gomes also expresses that rather than keying in on the designers that Talley had a longstanding relationship with within an exhibit, settling on a larger theme, the breadth of experiences, clothing, images, stories, and also paraphernalia associated with Talley was more worthwhile.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
In particular, Joanne's sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) has become a goofy caricature, keying Cybertrucks and generally acting like a child.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying
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Evans and Eason tied the knot in September 2017, though the pair have had a rocky relationship since then, splitting in October 2019 and reconciling in early 2020.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Kindergarten Cop is particularly notable for reconciling the Austrian giant's dueling sides — as Det.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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The cotton blend fill adds a bit more loft than other options while still staying breathable, and two coordinating pillow shams complete the look.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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Over 50 countries are coordinating a maritime security mission to protect shipping through the waterway, which normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supply.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Keying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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