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  • plural of key.
  • present tense form of key (3rd person singular).
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keys

NOUN
item that unlocks
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Within minutes he was forced to flee from the house with only the clothes he was wearing along with his car keys.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Some keys come with rules saying they can never be sold at all.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

After holding the keys for 37 years, the actor eventually sold the property for $9.5 million in 2012.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

"We have things in the same place, so the bags are always in the same location, the keys, and that makes the morning smoother. There's no panic about where everything's going to be."

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

There was a big thanksgiving service in the church, and at the end of it, Sancho was given the keys to the town in a most ridiculous ceremony.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios



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