keyed

verb

past tense of key
as in reconciled
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences her response was perfectly keyed to the situation

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Recent Examples of keyed At 39 and already a World Cup champion, Messi scored his first-ever World Cup hat trick, finished with eight goals and four assists in the tournament, and keyed incredible comebacks against Egypt in the round of 16 and England in the semis. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026 An internal company slide deck from the time reveals just how keyed-in Nokia was to its lowest-income users. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026 In a round-the-table survey, insiders who are keyed in to the pulse of pop culture acknowledged that no immediate names that jump to mind. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 June 2026 Angels rout the Astros Wade Meckler and Jo Adell keyed a five-run second inning with two-run doubles, and Walbert Ureña navigated heavy traffic through five shutout innings to lead the Angels to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Wade Meckler and Jo Adell keyed a five-run second inning with two-run doubles, and Walbert Ureña navigated heavy traffic through five shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. — CBS News, 9 June 2026 On the flip side, opposing secondaries keyed in on Sutton in 2025, often putting a natural cap on Denver’s offense. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 His metrics defending zone entries took a hit, and fans keyed in on puck management lapses. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The 49ers are clearly poised for a new era of wide receivers, after several playoff runs were keyed by Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyed
  1. reconciled
  2. coordinated
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  • If sales tax obligations are not reconciled properly, the business can run into significant compliance issues that are costly to clean up later.
    — Nicholas Pasquarosa, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Rodgers reconciled with his family after years of estrangement.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Definition of reconciled
Verb
  • The rescue was coordinated between the fire department, Manatee County EMS, the City of Bradenton and emergency responders from Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, county officials said.
    — Ryan Ballogg July 27, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • When planning is coordinated, investment becomes more efficient, projects move faster and innovation scales more quickly.
    — Andreas Schierenbeck, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of coordinated

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“Keyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyed. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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