Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying (up)
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Three city councilmembers, including the mayor, in the San Joaquin Valley community are refusing to give up their seats after voters overwhelmingly recalled them in April, setting off a political standoff that has spilled onto social media, into packed public meetings, and now into the courts.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026 -
Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Fars and the Iranian government are also likely pumping up the Starlink threat for propaganda purposes amid escalating tensions.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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But even as Chen played arguably her best game of her career on Wednesday, something extra might have been motivating the 24-year-old guard.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Emotions that induce positive feelings— like joy, desire, and excitement—activate our brain’s reward centers, motivating us to solve problems and take action.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
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This time, England triumphed, energizing its bid to end 60 years of hurt on the international stage.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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That puts bright, juicy top notes at the front of any energizing fragrance blend.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Sprinting entails pushing off with your feet and abruptly activating your calf muscles.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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More time is devoted to setting up the dramatic situation than to activating it.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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When a fire tore through Kantamanto that January, devouring eight acres, or nearly 60 percent of the market’s retail-facing side, the community of 30,000 retailers, traders and vendors all but lost hope in a business model that was already buckling under fashion’s ever-quickening pace.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Anti-Semitic violence in the Western world is quickening in tempo and intensifying in lethality.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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“Keying (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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