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as in tickets
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
a good education is the key to success
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as in doors
the means or right of entering or participating in
he had found the key to her heart
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as in reconciles
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
her response was perfectly keyed to the situation
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keys
Noun
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Tipping the scales like that, the Area-51 laptops don’t feel like just a resurrection of Alienware’s flagship brand name but a throwback to older, basically immobile desktop replacement laptops.—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
7 Jan. 2025 -
At current scales, nobody can compete with DJI.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Window panes and brick around doors and windows were blackened.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Window panes and brick around doors and windows were blackened and charred.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Golden Visa Programs Are Controversial For various reasons, many countries have stopped offering golden visas or passports, particularly across Europe.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, since the November presidential election, there has been a massive surge in interest in all the ways Americans can move abroad, including golden visas and passports.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Joe Montana and Jerry Rice are among the San Francisco 49ers’ legends that are taking part in a new docuseries for AMC.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Parker, 60, opened about her time in the show as a preteen actress in an article highlighting 29 Broadway legends published in New York Magazine on April 7.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Zee’s lab, for example, has tinkered with using acoustic stimulation to boost the slow waves of deep sleep that enhance memory processing and may be one of the secrets to short sleepers’ success.—
Marla Broadfoot,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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French women perfume secrets Naturally, French women have been either applying their regular perfume to their hair or using hair fragrance for years.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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Some contestants will have two entries through qualifying, bringing the total qualified entries to more than 800 following Thursday’s final entries.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, first and last names were mixed up; other entries listed band members who had left their groups years earlier.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Keys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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