key (up)

verb

Definition of key (up)next
as in to set off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for key (up)
  1. set off
  2. motivate
  3. induce
  4. pump up
  5. motive
  6. inspire
  7. energize
  8. activate
Verb
  • That set off a scramble among House Republicans to find a new path forward, but members of their own party voted against a new bill Thursday, along with most Democrats.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This fact, more than anything else about the study, set off my BS detector.
    Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of set off
Verb
  • Musk & co are motivated only by burnishing their wealth while their opponents in the H1-B spat gain power by continually playing the immigration card.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Front Man’s Season 2 decision to join is motivated by Gi-hun’s own request to take part in the game.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of motivate
Verb
  • This formula's acidic pH level defends against damage induced by hair coloring and heat styling tools.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Untreated liver inflammation can worsen into cirrhosis and induce the development of tumors.
    Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of induce
Verb
  • Recently, a host of factors have pumped up investors’ sentiment for stocks.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Kohl’s, which has been seeing sales declines for several seasons, is also pumping up its holiday push by offering a new gift idea shared online at Kohls.com each day beginning Tuesday through Dec. 24, including beauty products, stocking stuffers, toys and apparel.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of pump up
Verb
  • White working-class New Yorkers increasingly felt not only alienated but also motived to express their dissatisfaction.
    Longreads, Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The very last people who aren’t really motived to change any of this are the publishers themselves.
    Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
Definition of motive
Verb
  • The same fitness space that can inspire some folks to push to PRs can make others not even want to step through the doors.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Her experience inspired her to found WomenOne, a non-profit devoted to creating positive change in the lives of women and girls globally through access to quality education.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of inspire
Verb
  • To stay relevant, projects need continuous innovation in storytelling, marketing, and incentives to energize their communities.
    Charles Wayn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Those films are energized by a sense of sincere and fervent curiosity.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of energize
Verb
  • Baltimore County’s freezing weather shelters — the Eastern Family Resource Center at 9150 Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale and the Community Health Center at 1811 Woodlawn Drive in Woodlawn — are also activated for the season.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, a change in their finances activates the tax.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of activate
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