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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
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2024, Brouwer and his team implemented a way to send large files, like images or videos, separately from their smaller encryption keys.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
This could be keys, bags, glasses, hats, shoes, unopened mail, school books, your travel mug, and more.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
For many seniors, email and online banking have replaced car keys as the most dangerous access point.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
This Lululmeon Everywhere Belt Bag has a generous 2-liter capacity to store all the essentials (think phone, keys, wallet, lip balm)—and then some.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026
The pants feature a high waistband and two handy side pockets that are big enough to fit your phone and keys.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
A couple of these sequences are amusing, especially when two clueless and drunk teens drop by, and also when one of the victims mistakenly locks herself in the wrong car to get away only to discover Ben has the keys.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Our Top Picks for the Best Storage Benches The Article Thari storage bench, with its tray-like section for keys and phone is more than a bench.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Medical Recreational and medical No legalization Use the arrow keys ↑↓←→ to navigate through the map regions.
—Hannah Parker, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Staci Large Tote Set This tote includes a detachable zip pouch to stash your lipstick and mascara, or use it as an easy-to-grab phone, wallet, and keys combo.
—Sheri Kaz, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
What Bentley keys into, above all else, are his actors, particularly Edgerton.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Damian Moreno keys a defense that has 24 sacks.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Kuminga keys third quarter run Much has been made about Kuminga’s fit with veteran frontcourt mates Green and Butler.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Other companies explain how their security keys fit into your cybersecurity toolkit, such as Yubico's posts about open authentication standards supported by its products, or the list of services accepting hardware security keys sponsored by Nitrokey (linked to by Google).
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Police warn seniors to do their research before investing in any digital currency, keep their digital wallet keys private — especially from newfound online love interests, and to be skeptical of social media ads and unsolicited investment offers.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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This lightweight bag provides ample space for belongings like your keys, phone, and wallet, without weighing you down.
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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.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for keys
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From eye masks for red-eye flights to travel makeup bags, packing cubes, luggage scales, and more, these are the tools that keep overpacking (and overthinking) at bay.—
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Charts use different vertical scales.—
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Furthermore, sometimes passengers get to the gate and don’t have their passports or tickets readily available, which causes even more congestion, slowing the entire boarding process down.—
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Speaking of tickets, there are still seats available at Soldier Field on the secondary market.—
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January 20 – February 18 You’re allowed to close your doors — not forever, but for the moment.—
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The installments were supposed to be used for various projects, including a $30,000 payment for windows and doors.—
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After a lot of ups and downs — and a breakup — the couple reconciles and gets married in the Season 1 finale.—
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Aligning fast joints with slow jets The paper’s central innovation is a multirate MPC design that reconciles the different response speeds of a humanoid’s joint actuators and jet engines.—
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Festive Accents Holiday accents and decor, such as bowls, extra candles, and sculptural objects, can pile up on entryway tables and dining consoles during the holidays.—
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During live demonstrations, the robot performed everyday household tasks such as picking up laundry, opening appliances, and clearing tables.—
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Dual citizenship has always been an impressive status symbol, but a new bill aims to change that, hoping to eliminate the possibility of holding passports from more than one country.—
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Arton Capital’s Passport Index takes into consideration the passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories — Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, the Palestinian territories and the Vatican.—
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Book through various companies such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up on any of the nearby public beach accesses.—
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Rafael Espinal, who led the Freelancer’s Union for the last five years, has been tapped to lead the Mamdani administration’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), which coordinates with labor unions and studio production in the city.—
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Privately, however, sources described a violent struggle over control of the military— who commands it, who coordinates it — and who may soon deploy it against internal rivals.—
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“Keys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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