as in cornerstone
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
a sense of history is the keystone to the city's draw as a tourist destination
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Recent Examples of keystone
Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a bribery case involving a former Portage, Indiana, mayor that there is a difference between a bribe and a gratuity, essentially nixing a keystone corruption law for the federal government.
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Beyond this, though, keystone agreements with non-profit organizations and other partners are a notable tool the U.S. Forest Service has used to achieve its remarkable new pace and scale.
—Jad Daley, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
There's a time-of-flight sensor cooked in that allows for autofocus and auto keystone correction, which should make setup relatively painless.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024
Because, for all the lure of making dollars by offloading stars, developing a successful team is a keystone—for performance bonuses, the brand, and the commercial opportunities coming with this.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Beyond this, though, keystone agreements with non-profit organizations and other partners are a notable tool the U.S. Forest Service has used to achieve its remarkable new pace and scale.
—Jad Daley, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
There's a time-of-flight sensor cooked in that allows for autofocus and auto keystone correction, which should make setup relatively painless.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024
Because, for all the lure of making dollars by offloading stars, developing a successful team is a keystone—for performance bonuses, the brand, and the commercial opportunities coming with this.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keystone
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More recently, former Moeller High School football star Sam Hubbard is hailed as a cornerstone of the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive line, nabbing eight tackles in the nail-biting Super Bowl of 2022.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gleyber Torres was once a cornerstone of another youth movement that never was for the Yankees.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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In this sense, malicious means no legal basis to sue or criminally charge the individual except for purposes of using the heavy hand of the government to seek retribution against the individual.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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On a year-over-year basis, its revenues and profits were both up by more than ninety per cent.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The foundation of a successful remote work arrangement is trust, and that trust is earned through performance.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Renner thinks quantum reference frames may also be central to elucidating the foundations of quantum physics.Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Founded in 1966 by a Southern Californian Black Power activist named Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa was meant to be the bedrock of a new cultural nationalism that appealed to Black people increasingly disillusioned by the post-Civil Rights Movement world.Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Conclusion While each platform has unique strengths, consistency is the bedrock of any successful social media strategy.Tony Pec, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Keystone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keystone. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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