KEYNOTE ADDRESS Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

keynote address

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variants or keynote speech

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as in lecture

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Recent Examples of keynote address The program will include a keynote address by professional rock climber Tommy Caldwell. — Haley Parsley august 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The following essay is adapted from a keynote address given at the Association for the Study of Buffy+’s 11th Biennial Slayage Conference on July 10, 2026. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Pedro Pina, vp head of YouTube EMEA, who oversees the fast-growing digital platform’s business, creator, and content ecosystem across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will give this year’s keynote address. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026 Ben Zand, founder and CEO of Zandland, will deliver the opening keynote address that will reflect on what genuinely engages audiences today and how creators can build sustained audience connection in an increasingly fragmented media environment. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote address

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Flipping the lecture cycle Classically, engineering courses default to hours of lectures where students are expected to take notes, with problem sets and exams bolted on.

— Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
As YouTube faces heightened scrutiny in Brussels, the lecture also had some lobbying purposes.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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The new edition includes previously unseen archival photographs, a new introduction, a personal eulogy for late Smiths bassist Andy Rourke and a foreword from Oasis’ Noel Gallagher.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
The book features previously-unseen archival photography, a new introduction, a personal eulogy for Johnny’s friend and the Smiths’ bassist Andy Rourke, and a foreword by Noel Gallagher.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

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The ad splices together quotes from two sermons Hamilton delivered in 2020 about climate change and the mass Black Lives Matter protests after George Floyd's death.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
In the original sermon from June 2020, which is available on YouTube, Hamilton shared photos and videos of himself and other demonstrators at a Black Lives Matter rally in Kansas City.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

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