keys 1 of 2

noun

plural of key
1
as in scales
an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart in order to know what those dotted lines represent, you'll need to look at the key

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2
as in tickets
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal a good education is the key to success

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3
as in doors
the means or right of entering or participating in he had found the key to her heart

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keys

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of key
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
Noun
The thinking was that app permissions are so granular that malware lurking on the device would have no ability to access the private keys that form the lynchpin of passkey security. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Once that was done, she would be allowed to tour the apartment and pick up the keys. — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The Life360 Tile tracks items up to 350 feet away, including devices, keys and bags. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Casa and his old employer Unchained make the same no-single-point-of-failure argument, except the customer keeps their own keys, and both came through the exploit with zero customer losses. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 There was darkness, and then the sound of jangling keys, which induced terror. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Working again with Cody on keys and Davies on guitar, Carpenter seems to have dialed in a post-film career in music. — David Harris, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026 The zippered main interior compartment has plenty of room for essentials like your wallet and keys, and there’s even a slip pocket that’s ideal for your phone. — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026 The album’s mood is evocative of a hot summer’s day; the combination of live-wire drum breaks and breezy keys suggests the feeling of dipping your toes in the ocean when the temperature outside is pushing 90. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
Saul returned several hours later, handed Octavio the car keys and left again. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Percent change in enrollees −15%0%2% Use the arrow keys ↑↓←→ to navigate through the map regions. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 22 June 2026 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. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keys
  1. scales
  2. tickets
  3. doors
  4. reconciles
  5. tables
  6. passports
  7. accesses
  8. coordinates
Noun
  • Proving this conjecture would show that waves experiencing chaos move in ways that look surprising and random at small scales but are simple at the macroscopic level.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And what controls are needed to ensure innovation scales responsibly?
    — Tony Jarjoura, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of scales
Noun
  • For the full schedule, tickets and additional information, visit the Whats Funny Comedy Festival website.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Although there were no jackpot winners on Saturday, tickets sold in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and New York matched all five white balls to win $1 million each, lottery officials said.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of tickets
Noun
  • The film starts on an unexpectedly rainy day, when the family realizes they’re sealed into their house with no way of opening or smashing through the doors or windows.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Senate Democratic staff investigated DOGE activities at three agencies and found armed guards, locked doors, and windows covered with trash bags.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of doors
Verb
  • So is a sales, inventory, and operations planning cadence that continuously reconciles demand, inventory, capacity, and constraints across tiers.
    — Jean-Louis Rassineux, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The couple reconciles, and later that evening, Cal gets down on one knee and proposes.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of reconciles
Noun
  • These booths with partitions that closed you off from the nearby tables.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than filling every square foot with washing machines, the pair intentionally carved out space for communal seating, work tables and customers who might linger long after their laundry was done.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of tables
Noun
  • Travelers with biometric passports may also be able to use self-service systems for verification.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In occupied territories, many Ukrainian civilians have obtained Russian passports—accessing much of daily life, such as banking and housing, is nearly impossible without one.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of passports
Noun
  • 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).
    — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of accesses
Verb
  • The National Anti-Terrorism Committee, which coordinates various security agencies, initially reported a lower death toll in a statement issued shortly after the attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If one connected service already coordinates multiple back-end systems, wrapping it in another supervisor simply adds another routing layer, increasing latency and failure points without adding meaningful value.
    — Penta Rao Marapatla, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of coordinates

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“Keys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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