Synonyms for keystone
ˈkiˌstoʊnkey·stone

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1. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, guts, back, backbone, pillar, spine, anchor, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

2. keystone, key, headstonenoun

   the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

   Synonyms:
   samara, tombstone, tonality, key, backbone, paint, lynchpin, linchpin, gravestone, winder, headstone, anchor, key fruit, mainstay, cay

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1. • Building Block
   • Support

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1. conerstone

   an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.

   "a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy"

   Submitted by Spsserves-nation-spscorp on January 5, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "keystone":

   cornerstone, centrepiece, geometry, key

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1. Jonathan Roy:

   We've had some clients buying into it, their assets on the ground are attractive, in spite of the political instability, and there's often takeover talk surrounding Gulf Keystone.

2. Olivia Cappello:

   Mehmet Oz doesn't represent Pennsylvanians — in fact, he's at odds with the nearly 9 in 10 Keystone state voters who believe abortion should be legal, planned Parenthood Votes is all in to defeat candidates across the country who, like Oz, are ready to take away people's right to decide what is best for their own bodies, lives, and futures. That includes significant investments in races up and down the ballot, from Arizona to Pennsylvania to Georgia.

3. TransCanada:

   The fundamental question remains: Do Americans want to continue to import millions of barrels of oil every day from the Middle East and Venezuela or do they want to get their oil from North Dakota and Canada through Keystone XL? We believe the answer is clear and the choice is Keystone XL.

4. Michael Tran:

   There are only a handful of pipelines available to export barrels out of Canada and when a large pipeline like Keystone goes offline, Canadian barrels become stranded and prices suffer.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   I have a responsibility to you and other voters, i think it is imperative that we look at the Keystone pipeline as what I believe is the distraction from the important work we have to do to combat climate change.