key word
noun
: a word that is a key: such as
a
usually keyword
: a significant word from a title or document used especially as an index to content
b
: a word exemplifying the meaning or value of a letter or symbol
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Employees and members of Congress also have flagged concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to search contracts, websites and emails for key words such as diversity and climate change and to scan employee emails for anti-Trump sentiment.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 May 2025
There have been a few tweaks to meal menus and logistical details, but the key word is tweaks.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
The key words there are plan his night, Ventura replied.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars almost made incredible history on a Billboard chart this week – the key word there being almost.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 19 May 2025
There have been a few tweaks to meal menus and logistical details, but the key word is tweaks.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
The key words there are plan his night, Ventura replied.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 15 May 2025
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars almost made incredible history on a Billboard chart this week – the key word there being almost.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Key word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20word. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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