Key and List

Key

Key noun - A list of answers to a test.

Usage example: some students had stolen the key to the final exam

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List and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "List" instead the word "Key" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

List noun - A record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system.

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Key and list are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead the word "List" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: listing, listed, lister

old	old key	old list
special	special key	special list
similar	similar key	similar list
specific	specific key	specific list
Other adjectives: separate, original, single, simple, small, actual, real, large, bad, main, new, different, aforementioned.

Either it's the Knights Templars' key to harnessing the Tulluric currents that can reshape the face of the world, or a shopping list.

Source: Mock Guffin
This deck was so powerful, it resulted in many of its key cards getting hit on the limited/forbidden list including Demise becoming the first ritual monster to be hit by said list (isn't on it anymore).

Source: Game Breaker / Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game
C-3PO is particularly egregious as he is a key part of the popular "Fat Han" list.

Source: Tabletop Game / X-Wing Miniatures

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