keying (up)

present participle of key (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying (up)
Verb
  • On Thursday, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and on a marketplace in eastern Afghanistan, according to Pakistani security officials and the Taliban, setting off retaliatory attacks by the Taliban.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The film begins with the title character having an epiphany and setting off on a journey to Italy with his manager (Sandler) and his long-suffering publicist (Laura Dern) in tow.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • August 20, 2025 – Bryan Danielson pumping up the crowd on AEW Dynamite.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Even the normally surefire element of a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with its blasts of dissonance pumping up the squirm factor, adds to the heavy-going effect of a movie that seems to go out of its way to be grating.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Prairie Village City Hall project, in part, is motivating the group’s latest slate.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Watching his performance was so motivating and inspiring for me.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the early wake-up and freezing temperatures, Mullen says the atmosphere is energizing.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Mercury and Mars in Scorpio are energizing your community and friendship sector, which could mean dynamic conversations with your crew or joining a collective effort that feels bigger than yourself.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In response, Microsoft notes the company is adding further restrictions to activating IE Mode in Edge for non-commercial users.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Then comes Pluto, freshly direct in Aquarius, activating your friendship and community sector.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Keying (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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