as in cornerstone
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
a sense of history is the keystone to the city's draw as a tourist destination
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Recent Examples of keystone
That’s good news for farmers 20 minutes south of Sacramento in Clarksburg, where chenin blanc has been the keystone grape for decades.
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Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The keystone of the arrangement was a 2016 U.S. commitment that Washington’s surveillance agencies would respect European privacy rights through a process overseen by an obscure U.S. body, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
That has made Dover and Eaton , which have small portions of the data center as keystones of their stocks, considered washed up.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The keystone of our fiscal strategy is economic growth.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
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Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The keystone of the arrangement was a 2016 U.S. commitment that Washington’s surveillance agencies would respect European privacy rights through a process overseen by an obscure U.S. body, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
That has made Dover and Eaton , which have small portions of the data center as keystones of their stocks, considered washed up.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The keystone of our fiscal strategy is economic growth.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keystone
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As products shift from enhancing operations to becoming operational cornerstones, management complexity increases.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The office chair, often overlooked as just an accessory to a desk, is a cornerstone of this setup.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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The Knights had the bases loaded when Andrew Langer came on in relief and got the final out on a fly ball to center field.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Soon after, Pakistani officials said retaliatory action against Indian bases had begun.—
Richard Pérez-Peña Tyler Pager Genevieve Glatsky Liam Stack,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Shin kickers and road runners form the foundation of his 3-4-3.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Regarding her principles and convictions as a filmmaker, Brennand credits her paternal grandfather for giving her a strong ethical foundation.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Congress’ positions on procedural issues, such as raising the debt ceiling or eliminating the filibuster, also increasingly depend not on bedrock principles but on who occupies the White House.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
15 May 2025
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Increasingly, however, the interviews that are the bedrock of film coverage are fewer, shorter and more lightweight, often to the point of being useless for anyone trying to write a serious piece.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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“Keystone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keystone. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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