Thesaurus results for KEYSTONES

keystones

noun

plural of keystone

as in cornerstones

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 keystones The theory of evolution, one of the keystones of modern biological theory, is based on the idea that living things on Earth can be traced back to other preexisting types and that the differences are due to modifications that occurred over successive generations. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Just trying to get to the keystones in this instance. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 And how exactly does that fit into the equation of the keystones of our survival? —

Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2025

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Atlan-Jackson was mulling his next steps after an attempt to build a European distribution group under his Backup Media banner, with France’s The Jokers Films and Benelux’s Cinéart as its first cornerstones, hit the buffers due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of streamers.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
At the bare minimum, those are the most important building blocks required to be a true contender, the franchise cornerstones that become a rising tide for everyone else.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 May 2026