Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying (up)
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Other videos show fans setting off fireworks in the street and getting quickly arrested.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026 -
Senior first baseman Kaitlyn Streiler suffered a broken hand on April 18, setting off a chain reaction that included Beals shifting to first.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The wireless giant is pumping up a similar one-day promotion at select Shell stations in Los Angeles and Houston as well to celebrate the 10th anniversary of T-Mobile Tuesdays.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Council Speaker Julie Menin is on the right path to pumping up Fair Fares by increasing the income threshold to participate, making enrollment automatic and even eliminating the fare entirely for some folks.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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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?—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Working with other independent business owners striving hard to succeed has been motivating, Glover said.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
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That decision had as much to do as anything in the 1850s with completely polarizing American politics, to use our term today, and, indeed, energizing the Republican Party of the late 1850s and winning, indeed, the presidency by 1860.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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The uprising became a turning point in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights, energizing a new generation of activists and helping propel a movement that would reverberate far beyond New York.—
Diana Rodriguez,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Philadelphia declared a heat health emergency for Thursday and Friday, activating cooling centers, home visits by field teams, outreach to people experiencing homelessness and other services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Wisp will be activating at Pride events in New York City this month, with staff on the ground having one-on-one conversations.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
12 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 16 Jun. 2026.
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