Thesaurus results for KEYNOTE

keynote

noun

ˈkē-ˌnōt

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 During Monday’s keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a presenter asked Siri for the FIFA World Cup tournament schedule and then requested that the virtual assistant plan a watch party for a specific match. —

Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026 During Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, one health announcement came fast — the other was belabored at length. —

Mario Aguilar, STAT, 9 June 2026 This year, however, the marketing language seemed dialed up to 11, with a lot of preamble throughout the 75-minute keynote. —

Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 Perhaps the most revealing moment of the conference occurred at the end of the first day, during the keynote speech from 33-year-old Alex Clark. —

Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote

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Noun

After the road trip, Washington, then 73, stepped aside from his managerial duties indefinitely before undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The findings, the latest in a growing body of research about the vaccine’s benefits for heart health, suggest such benefits observed in earlier studies have persisted for years.

— Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 16 June 2026