KEYING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

keying

verb

present participle of key

as in reconciling

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 keying The biggest difference is having a run-pass split and making the defense play honest, rather than keying on the Falcons' run game. — AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Craig was sacked three times and once UNC started keying on the run, the Horned Frogs struggled to match the Tar Heels’ physicality. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 Clark finished with 21 points, forcing Toronto to respect her scoring ability and preventing defenders from keying solely on her passing. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 Elke and Alysia started seeing the big bugs fluttering around in late April, and as their numbers grew through early May, the native rainbows started keying in on them more and more. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight playoff game, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 on Thursday night. — CBS News, 8 May 2026 Girard is undersized at 5-foot-10, but is still adept at keying his teams in transition and controlling the game at five-on-five. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026 In theory, keying in on the Huskies’ duo of first team All-Americans was a wise strategy. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026 Jónsdóttir’s goal certainly changed that, keying the second-half revival and come-from-behind win. — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026

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The organizations that answer that first will be scaling agents while others are still reconciling their answers.

— Felix Liao, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Douglas and Zeta-Jones, who are parents to son Dylan, 26, and daughter Carys, 23, separated in 2013 before reconciling eight months later in 2014.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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The animal-print two-piece, traced with glittering piping, was worn with a black crop top, knee-high black leather riding boots, and a coordinating Chanel flap bag.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
To mimic the color scheme found in her outfit, Doja’s makeup consisted of a bright pink lippie and coordinating pink blush.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

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