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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying (up)
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Officials say the safest way to celebrate Independence Day is by attending one of the many professional fireworks shows scheduled across the Bay Area rather than setting off fireworks at home.
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Major League Baseball then issued a warning, setting off a firestorm of controversy, criticism and a referral for an investigation from the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
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In other words, pumping up the stock market was seen as a way to drive consumer spending.
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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.
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What, then, is motivating the 41-year-old to don Portugal’s kit for his sixth and final World Cup this summer?
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Blorian said Sporting’s current last-place standing is motivating and a welcome challenge to bring the club back up.
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The transition has been energizing for the organization, Sullivan says.
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Acquiring Townsend has been an energizing move; her capabilities on the left-hand side playing alongside Truong and the lefty Ge suddenly makes Dallas a very dangerous team.
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In her first year activating, Rowe said, Her Fantasy Box arrived with 20,000 units and left with none.
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In Bridgeport, officials are activating the cooling center protocol from Wednesday through Friday.
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Recently, though, Disney has begun making moves — including the poaching of Zameczkowski — that suggest its pace of activity in APAC could be quickening.
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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.
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“Keying (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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