key
noun
a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
have keyed
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present perfectof key.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Health officials have keyed in on iceberg lettuce as a potential source.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Other candidates, too, have keyed into voters’ trust deficit.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
He has had his worst statistical performances of the year by far in the past two weeks — four catches, 38 yards total — in part because defenses have keyed on him.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2020
But that success has come at the expense of his body at times the past few seasons as team have keyed on Brady’s favorite target.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2016
Something, perhaps the near climax for her father's enterprise at Canaan, seemed to have keyed her to a high pitch.
From Sally of Missouri by Rose E. (Rose Emmet) Young
