as in heart
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message
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Recent Examples of keynote
Execs from Nvidia, HP, AMD, the Belgium Economic Mission, Dolby, AWS and the AI Studio Lab in association with ETC at USC will deliver keynote presentations.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Other sessions include a keynote exploring the relationships between food and society, a three-hour demonstration with Wilton Rancheria on how to process acorns to eat, a panel introducing the Slow Food farms of Sacramento and caviar tasting with Tsar Nicoulai Caviar.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Allvin made the announcement during his keynote at the Air and Space Forces’ Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
The Meta Connect keynote delivered several major announcements, but the standout was unquestionably the Meta Ray-Ban Display, Meta’s latest smart glasses and the first to feature an integrated waveguide display.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Other sessions include a keynote exploring the relationships between food and society, a three-hour demonstration with Wilton Rancheria on how to process acorns to eat, a panel introducing the Slow Food farms of Sacramento and caviar tasting with Tsar Nicoulai Caviar.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Allvin made the announcement during his keynote at the Air and Space Forces’ Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
The Meta Connect keynote delivered several major announcements, but the standout was unquestionably the Meta Ray-Ban Display, Meta’s latest smart glasses and the first to feature an integrated waveguide display.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote
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The third-highest goal scorer in the club’s history had his heart set on chasing down more records and winning another Golden Boot.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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My heart doesn't feel okay with it.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The therapeutic support core adjusts to your body’s curves, virtually eliminating pressure points.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Equity in food access at Plant Joy Deli Childs' energy around her business comes back to her core belief that food, especially healthy options, shouldn't be out of reach for anyone.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps its essence is best told by its most famous resident.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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This is the essence of the palpable belief in the vampire.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both grow best in the cool temperatures of early spring and autumn, and the two have root systems that are completely different, which is ideal for companion plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rhythm, song and movement honored the island’s African and Indigenous roots.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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This last point is stressed through Kizzi’s simmering competitiveness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers were poised to answer with their first points, but the Falcons’ Kaden Ellis intercepted a Jones pass that Jauan Jennings bobbled at the Falcons’ 18.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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But critics say the memo builds on kernels of truth before veering into unscientific fringe theories.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The female’s back is covered in small protrusions that resemble popped kernels of popcorn, inspiring its genus name Zea, derived from the corn plant.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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His gist is both elegant and internally consistent as well as wholly unique.—
Abraham Josephine Riesman,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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There was still some vagueness around specifics, but the basic gist of the deal is that European imports to the U.S. will mostly be tariffed at 15 percent.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
28 July 2025
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