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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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Recent Examples of keys
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The thieves then find vehicle keys the victims may hide in places such as magnetic lockboxes and steal the vehicle or other valuables such as credit cards, Grieshaber said.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Despite its compact size, the 1-liter bag has enough room for all of your sightseeing essentials, including your phone, wallet, passport, sunglasses, keys, and hand sanitizer, without ever feeling bulky or weighing you down.
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
Her car keys were bent and lying on the ground near the vehicle.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Police remind people to keep valuables out of their cars, to keep car keys with them inside their homes, and to always lock their car doors.
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Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
As cybersecurity braces for a post-quantum world where standard encryption keys will become obsolete, Q-Dice offers a concrete line of defense.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Tetef paid $3,000 in rent, plus a $1,000 security deposit, to rent the Torrance mall space for a month, and got the keys on June 1.
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Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
WhatsApp, Signal, and Apple iMessages all offer E2EE, which places the encryption keys for the messages only on the sender and recipient devices.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
Brian Hooker told officials that his wife, Lynette Hooker, fell off their eight-foot dinghy during a trip from Hope Town to Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands after the couple left on the night of Saturday, April 4, taking the boat keys with her and causing the engine to shut off.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Be sure to keep cars locked and keys out of reach of children, Fennell said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
The senior first baseman/pitcher is one of the area’s top hitters and keys the Panthers’ playoff hopes.
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Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data.
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Tom Warren,
The Verge,
29 Jan. 2026
Eco effort The hotel adheres to Hyatt’s global standards for sustainability, with robust waste and recycling initiatives, extensive energy and water recycling programs, and the use of World of Hyatt digital keys through your phone, to reduce the number of plastic room keys in use.
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Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Zella’s Move In Pocket Joggers feature a side-zip security pocket to keep small items like cards and keys safe, and they’re currently marked down to just $30.
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
Larger keys and signatures increase load on protocols, bandwidth and latency, and expose constraints in devices designed for a smaller cryptographic footprint.
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Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The thieves then find vehicle keys the victims may hide in places such as magnetic lockboxes and steal the vehicle or other valuables such as credit cards, Grieshaber said.
—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
—
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Despite its compact size, the 1-liter bag has enough room for all of your sightseeing essentials, including your phone, wallet, passport, sunglasses, keys, and hand sanitizer, without ever feeling bulky or weighing you down.
—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
Her car keys were bent and lying on the ground near the vehicle.
—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Police remind people to keep valuables out of their cars, to keep car keys with them inside their homes, and to always lock their car doors.
—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
As cybersecurity braces for a post-quantum world where standard encryption keys will become obsolete, Q-Dice offers a concrete line of defense.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Tetef paid $3,000 in rent, plus a $1,000 security deposit, to rent the Torrance mall space for a month, and got the keys on June 1.
—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Verb
Bob Iger is beginning a fresh phase after recently handing the Disney keys over to new CEO Josh D’Amaro, and this era includes some new awards.
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Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
WhatsApp, Signal, and Apple iMessages all offer E2EE, which places the encryption keys for the messages only on the sender and recipient devices.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
Brian Hooker told officials that his wife, Lynette Hooker, fell off their eight-foot dinghy during a trip from Hope Town to Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands after the couple left on the night of Saturday, April 4, taking the boat keys with her and causing the engine to shut off.
—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Be sure to keep cars locked and keys out of reach of children, Fennell said.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
The senior first baseman/pitcher is one of the area’s top hitters and keys the Panthers’ playoff hopes.
—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data.
—
Tom Warren,
The Verge,
29 Jan. 2026
Eco effort The hotel adheres to Hyatt’s global standards for sustainability, with robust waste and recycling initiatives, extensive energy and water recycling programs, and the use of World of Hyatt digital keys through your phone, to reduce the number of plastic room keys in use.
—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Zella’s Move In Pocket Joggers feature a side-zip security pocket to keep small items like cards and keys safe, and they’re currently marked down to just $30.
—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keys
Noun
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While standard digital smart scales send a singular electrical signal up through your lower body, the Scale BodyScan sends current through both your hands and feet via the extendable bar, completing a circuit across your entire frame.
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With this capability, Rubin can reveal details of the cosmos across an enormous range of scales, from distant galaxies, to individual stars, to the wispy clouds of dust spread throughout our galaxy.
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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Sonia Sotomayor reported just over $88,000 in royalties from Penguin Random House for multiple books, as well as $4,333 in value for concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment—the company that represents Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.
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When tragedy struck, the couple was at their own cabin, while Brooke and Blair were staying with their grandparents Mike, 77, and Charlene Harber, 75, at a friend's place a couple of doors down.
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As night falls, the doors open and the nearly 5,000 attendees walk in.
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After helping save an entire family during the disaster, Owen ultimately reconciles with Teddy, with the longtime couple deciding to move to Paris together for her work.
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What is often missing is a unifying perspective that reconciles all dimensions at once.
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Alongside Chase and her family stands film director Guy Ritchie; not as a badge‑on celebrity, but as a creative collaborator who has invested both capital and time in the project, designing the Wild Kitchen feasting tables and quietly weaving the whisky into his storytelling world.
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Stepping out of a restaurant onto the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, as diners sit at street tables, the shooter pulls out a gun and fires on his targets from behind.
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In 1976, The Times described the center as a place to prepare for an overseas trip where visitors could get passports and visas, as well as exchange dollars for francs, marks, rubles and other currency.
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Roughly 40,000 of the special-edition passports are expected to be issued and will become available starting July 6, according to the State Department.
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This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
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Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
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What would Sleepless in Seattle (1993) be without Jonah, the scamp who coordinates a meet-cute between his dad, Sam (Tom Hanks), and Annie (Meg Ryan)?
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Your creativity is eager and focused as the Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn.
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“Keys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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