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
Elke and Alysia started seeing the big bugs fluttering around in late April, and as their numbers grew through early May, the native rainbows started keying in on them more and more.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight playoff game, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 on Thursday night.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
Girard is undersized at 5-foot-10, but is still adept at keying his teams in transition and controlling the game at five-on-five.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In theory, keying in on the Huskies’ duo of first team All-Americans was a wise strategy.
—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
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight playoff game, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 on Thursday night.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
Girard is undersized at 5-foot-10, but is still adept at keying his teams in transition and controlling the game at five-on-five.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In theory, keying in on the Huskies’ duo of first team All-Americans was a wise strategy.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying
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The volumetric data are therefore rendered unusable, as there is not yet a reliable method for reconciling nonuniform reporting.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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The series talks about the difficulty of reconciling work and raising a child and enjoying that.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s also a lifestyle concierge to help book all sorts of experiences or answer any questions, from arranging a tour of Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul to coordinating a private driver to Teotihuacán.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Leaders increasingly must learn how to orchestrate systems rather than simply manage processes—from supervising individual workflows to coordinating intelligent networks, and from controlling static operations to adapting continuously evolving environments.—
Mira Tzur,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Keying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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