KEYS (UP) Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

keys (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of key (up)

as in sets off

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When the whole family sets off on a cross-country road trip to take teen Katie Mitchell to college, a rogue AI hatches a plan to launch all humans into space, and only the Mitchells can stop it.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Kit departs, leaving Lauren in tears, and sets off for Wyoming for a new job and a chance at a new life.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of sets off

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All is saved, until Kripke kills Raj — and the device then activates, taking Stuart, Bert and Kripke to another universe.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 July 2026
What most people read as refusal is closer to a defense mechanism the mind adopted long before this particular disagreement started, one that activates faster than any deliberate choice could.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of activates

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Current through one coil induces a magnetic field in the other, transmitting a data signal.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
The case drew widespread attention because Dee Dee was suspected of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver exaggerates, fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care.

— Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Definition of induces

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Auspicious Jupiter energizes your 3rd House of Communication while imaginative Neptune harmonizes from your 11th House of Friends and Community, making ideas, introductions, and pitches flow more easily.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Mars energizes your 6th House of Work and Wellness, while Saturn reinforces your 4th House of Home and Foundations.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of energizes

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As technology advances, the pace of deforestation only quickens, resulting in the penetration and destruction of even the most remote wildernesses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The pace quickens, the characters start using their brains and there's even the smallest smidgen of levity mixed in with all the heads on pikes and grieving mothers.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026

Definition of quickens

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One of the places that inspires her most is her family’s home in Sagaponack, designed by Elsa Soyars.

— Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Jimothy inspires artists around the country Jimothy has been an inspiration to many, evidenced by all the artists who have paid homage to him in their medium of choice.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 25 July 2026

Definition of inspires

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Listening to his composition, I am struck by its beauty, craftsmanship, and the unmistakable sense of wonder that animates it.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026
However, the artist’s latest TikTok, from 2025, is a video that animates the aforementioned Lincoln print.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of animates

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