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
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.
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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.
—ABC News, 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
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.
—ABC News, 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
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The county elections office said Wednesday that roughly 4,000 ballots remained to be counted or reconciled countywide.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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After years apart, the couple reconciled and remarried in 1999.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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What’s odd about this latest clash is that Anthropic coordinated with the White House on the deployment of Mythos.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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During Trooping the Colour, Princess Charlotte wore a white dress accented with blue details that coordinated with Prince George's baby blue tie as the siblings rode through London alongside their mother.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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“Keyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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