keys (up)

verb

Definition of keys (up)next
present tense third-person singular of key (up)
as in sets off

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  1. motivates
  2. activates
  3. induces
  4. energizes
  5. quickens
  6. inspires
  7. animates
Verb
  • Over time, these cycles improve your ability to concentrate and create a sense of accomplishment that motivates you to stay on track.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Listen And Support Once organizations understand what motivates an applicant to apply and an employee to remain, the executive and HR teams can implement these factors.
    Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of motivates
Verb
  • Dopamine activates the brain’s reward system, the same network involved in addictive behaviors like gambling or substance use.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • For Chandler, a pink bunny suit costume activates his sensitive nature, while Phoebe deals with the wiles of her evil twin Ursula.
    Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of activates
Verb
  • Unlike the conventional model, in which a successful negative pickup induces the distributor to want to take the franchise in-house, Cineverse is content to keep its expense profile on Terrifier extremely low.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
  • It's widely believed that Blanchard was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy; a rare form of abuse in which a guardian exaggerates or induces illness in a child for sympathy and attention.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of induces
Verb
  • Trees are made out of thin air, as sunlight energizes special cells in their leaves called chloroplasts.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • As the sun in Libra energizes your second house of money and values, Mars in Cancer fires up your 11th house of friendships and friendship groups, triggering tension between your values and personal resources versus your sense of belonging in the world.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of energizes
Verb
  • Will having a car potentially aid you in making more money which then quickens your path toward purchasing a home?
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
    Thomas Peipert, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of quickens
Verb
  • Nothing inspires creativity as much as conversations.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Attend Conferences And Events Attending conferences or other in-person events always inspires me and gives me an influx of new ideas and concepts to discuss with our team and bring to our clients.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of inspires
Verb
  • This approach, more than any ideology or economic theory, animates Harris’ style of governance.
    Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Each appears highly technical, but the machinery that animates the artwork is nothing more than sophisticated applications of rudimentary elements like lenses, mirrors and light.
    Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of animates
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“Keys (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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