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
Dean Nelson, author, journalist and host of the Writer’s Symposium by the Sea will give a keynote speech.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
In a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention last September, culture secretary Lisa Nandy said the government is prepared to change legislation to ensure that YouTube carries public service content prominently.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Steelman, who just completed her first year helming Ulta, said in an NRF Big Show keynote in Manhattan Monday that the seedlings of her Ulta Beauty Unleashed plan are already bearing fruit.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
The vigil keynote will be delivered by Charlie Dates, a Chicago pastor and advocate for social justice.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
In a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention last September, culture secretary Lisa Nandy said the government is prepared to change legislation to ensure that YouTube carries public service content prominently.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Steelman, who just completed her first year helming Ulta, said in an NRF Big Show keynote in Manhattan Monday that the seedlings of her Ulta Beauty Unleashed plan are already bearing fruit.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
The vigil keynote will be delivered by Charlie Dates, a Chicago pastor and advocate for social justice.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote
Noun
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Two months later, her heart began to beat irregularly.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vidal was struck five times and bullets hit his heart, lung, liver and pancreas.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sina Azodi, the director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Washington University, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei’s authority stems from direct control over Iran’s core power centers.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Joe’s Stone Crab is as definable of the Miami Beach essence as the city’s distinctive Art Deco along Ocean Drive, its beaches and the Fontainebleau hotel.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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That being said, when time is of the essence, Winair remains the quickest option—because who wants to waste a single minute of island time?—
Molly Barstein,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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While neighboring vineyards resorted to grafting their vines onto pest-resistant American roots, DRC used various intensive strategies to keep its original European vines intact, at least until the 1940s.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 2017, McRae went back to her YouTube roots and uploaded a video of herself singing an original ballad.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The researchers stopped adding new data at specific points and let the model run forward on its own.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Max Mackinnon scored 15 points and recorded a season-high eight assists.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Studying fuel behavior The study focused on the balance between uranium carbide and uranium oxide within the fuel kernel.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The wheel could then be attached to a corn-grinding machine so that each step would help mash the kernels.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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If not, the basic gist: Buy a present (typically within a certain budget) and bring it, wrapped, to the big event.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
20 Nov. 2025
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The general gist is that these things all work, but the effects are variable, personal, and context-specific.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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