as in heart
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message
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The market is also aiming to take the conversation around AI to another level with its inaugural one-day AI Summit on May 15, which will open with a keynote by Rob Bredow, SVP, Creative Innovation, Digital Production & Technology Lucasfilm & ILM.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2025
During the keynote, there was a demo of the ServiceNow platform solving a problem for AstraZeneca.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer will give the keynote; festival attendance is free and open to the public but registration is required to attend the keynote.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
In this special keynote event, the Lighthouse International Film Festival is proud to spotlight his creative work behind the camera.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2025
During the keynote, there was a demo of the ServiceNow platform solving a problem for AstraZeneca.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer will give the keynote; festival attendance is free and open to the public but registration is required to attend the keynote.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
In this special keynote event, the Lighthouse International Film Festival is proud to spotlight his creative work behind the camera.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote
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Pregnant women are at high risk for severe disease and studies show that the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth and pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, blood clots, heart and kidney damage and hypertension are much higher among women who develop COVID-19 during pregnancy.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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All of our hearts are broken … our sadness is gut wrenching - there’s a hole, something is missing.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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None of the league’s top 25 players by Instagram followers—including Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and James Harden, three core members of OKC’s last Finals team in 2012—made deep playoff runs this spring.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
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Bitcoin’s Code Remains Decentralized, But The Politics Are Shifting Despite growing political entanglements, Bitcoin’s core code has not changed.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That really captured the essence of the dark ages and the medieval world.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Add these picks to your cart to capture Charlotte’s essence before the new season of And Just Like That… is through.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Targeted Treatment for Inherited Disease in Infants More tools than ever before are available to address the root cause when a concerning genetic change is detected.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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One of the common root causes is that many of us instinctively fill every available surface, from drawers to shelves, and cabinets to closets.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
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In the league, even though Villa were staggering along, the points tally kept ticking over.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The point of emphasis for him right now is fielding slow rollers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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If wheat is infected during flowering, the fungus colonizes, killing the florets, and kernels don’t develop.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The poisonous kernels are responsible for a significant number of suicides and homicides, particularly in rural areas of South Asia.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
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Again, the overall gist is that everyone expects this to be pretty competitive basketball between two good teams.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The general gist of the new dolls is to celebrate two distinct industry roles—musical Artist and Tour Manager.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Keynote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keynote. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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