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 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 Maye willingness to spread the ball around to players like Williams (four catches before Monday night) prevented the Giants from effectively keying in on Stefon Diggs, as the Bengals did a week earlier, and helped the Pats exploit their best matchups on a down-to-down basis. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keying
  1. reconciling
  2. coordinating
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  • Reconcile Fragmented Information Before Risk In commodity trading, the strongest returns come from reconciling fragmented information such as cash forecasting, invoice matching, document review, approvals and exception tracking.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • With defensive end Ashton Gillotte working back from a ruptured plantar fascia, the Chiefs have all the more urgency about reconciling depth beyond starter George Karlaftis.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconciling
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  • Additionally, the department has been coordinating with the Nepali government to assist with the rescue effort.
    — Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The new couple—who have been linked since they were photographed together at Coachella—dined around the city, showing off their coordinating couple style.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of coordinating

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“Keying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keying. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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