keying
- present participle of key.
Example Sentences
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Caswill gets it, keying into credible, lived-in details, like Kenna’s tiny glance at the price tag on a stuffed animal that she’s considering for Diem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
“When the market is keying off fundamentals, around earnings season of these companies, these stocks rally,” Slimmon said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
This has led to drivers being asked to pay hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds for infringements such as taking too long to pay, or keying in their vehicle registration plates incorrectly.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
Once again, the internet flooded with Black Flag memes keying on the considerable age gap between Ginn, who is 70, and his new bandmates who look many decades, if not generations, younger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
He consulted his notes, keying in on one thing in particular.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
