keying

present participle of key

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of keying Instead of people keying in information, systems will handle the input, and professionals will focus on analyzing it and working directly with clients. — Matthew McNally, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Torrey Stafford has nine kills and is keying a Longhorn rally. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 The biggest difference is having a run-pass split and making the defense play honest, rather than keying on the Falcons' run game. — AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Craig was sacked three times and once UNC started keying on the run, the Horned Frogs struggled to match the Tar Heels’ physicality. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 Clark finished with 21 points, forcing Toronto to respect her scoring ability and preventing defenders from keying solely on her passing. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying
Verb
  • Much of its existing business is built around connecting institutions and reconciling complex financial-market infrastructure.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Still, reconciling varied interests usually requires more than a willingness to change course.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This is a plan that works best at the whole family level right now, given the newness of the arrangement, the one grandchild that wasn’t included, and the difficulty of coordinating calendars in general.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This is a plan that works best at the whole family level right now, given the newness of the arrangement, the one grandchild who wasn’t included, and the difficulty of coordinating calendars in general.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Keying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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