keynote

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noun

key·note ˈkē-ˌnōt

Synonyms of keynote next

: the fundamental or central fact, idea, or mood

sadness is the keynote of this little collection—

Books Abroad

One keynote of his mind has been his interest in deceit, his perceptions about the use of flimflam in modern life …—

Stanley Kauffmann

music : the first and harmonically fundamental tone of a scale

: keynote address

Following Tuesday morning's keynote, sessions progress through all areas.—

Jim Rosenberg

Sprinting from workshops to motivational keynotes featuring famous faces and wannabes, I came away inspired and armed with information …—

Peggy Klaus

keynote

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verb

keynoted; keynoting; keynotes

transitive verb

: to deliver the keynote address at

: to set the keynote of

keynoter noun

Examples of keynote in a Sentence

Noun Humor is the keynote of the play. the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message

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Noun

Simon is the founder & CEO of We First; author of New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestsellers, We First & Lead With We; and an inspiring keynote ... —

Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Maybe there’s something to those Apple keynote performance claims after all. —

Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024

Verb

Trump has received more than $4 million in virtual tokens, an FEC filing shows, and in July, the ex-president keynoted a major bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee. —

Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 Paramount’s Dan Cohen To Keynote MIPCOM Paramount Global Chief Licensing Officer Dan Cohen will keynote MIPCOM Cannes in October. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keynote