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
This conference, which will feature a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella, is an opportunity to improve the narrative.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Schrader said during his keynote speech at AI on the Lot.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Michael grudgingly agrees to hand over the agency to Jimmy and Kayla, prompting many staff members to immediately quit during a keynote presentation.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Nvidia is holding a Computex keynote in Taipei at 8PM PT / 11PM ET on Sunday night, where it’s rumored to be announcing its new N1 and N1x laptop chips.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 May 2026
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Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Schrader said during his keynote speech at AI on the Lot.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Michael grudgingly agrees to hand over the agency to Jimmy and Kayla, prompting many staff members to immediately quit during a keynote presentation.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Nvidia is holding a Computex keynote in Taipei at 8PM PT / 11PM ET on Sunday night, where it’s rumored to be announcing its new N1 and N1x laptop chips.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote
Noun
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For families The hotel has a kids club with supervised activities so that parents can dine, have spa treatments or shop to their hearts’ content.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Our hearts go out to Joe's family, friends and the generations of neighbors who loved him.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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While the run business resonated with shoppers, the company’s campaign for its core yoga product didn’t live up to expectations.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Other major areas in the district include Galt, Elk Grove and several capital region neighborhoods including Campus Commons, Oak Park, south Sacramento and the city’s downtown core.—
Mathew Miranda
June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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If Chartreuse is tasting the essence of the forest from Gaia’s own breast, then Fernet is more like shaking hands with the devil.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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The last album began in essence as an experiment, to see if Dogstar had another chapter in them.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
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The nonalcoholic Racine is designed entirely around roots—ginger, vetiver, turmeric, liquorice—while the Feuille cocktail focuses solely on leaves, blending mint, blue spirulina, blackcurrant bud, aloe vera, and patchouli.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Although some of the grass blades grow back, the turf rejuvenates itself after every mowing thanks to tillers or new leaves that arise from root crowns.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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O'Brien said the level of the sea has risen to the point where there is no more protection for the pier.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Both have traveled around the league quite a bit, but are combining to average almost 40 points per game for the Tempo.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Ben Tzur understands the spiritual kernel of this process, having studied under Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar in the ancient dhrupad tradition, where rhythmic Vedic chants achieve a similar effect.—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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Frontier models have already validated hundreds of high-severity zero-days in production open-source code, including a Linux kernel bug that had been sitting unnoticed since 2003.—
Yonesy Nunez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Still, if the specific parts may have been mythologized, historian Thomas Fleischman at the University of Rochester said the anatomical gist was right.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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While the majority of the details for this tax have not been disclosed, the general gist is that property owners who do not actively use their property for living in or renting out would be assessed an incremental property tax.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2026
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“Keynote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keynote. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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