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, keystone, 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, keystone, 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. Hillary Clinton:

   I think it is imperative that we look at the Keystone pipeline as what I believe it is -- a distraction from important work we have to do on climate change, and unfortunately from my perspective, one that interferes with our ability to move forward with all the other issues.

2. Matt Raymer:

   Either of Pennsylvania's leading Republican Democratic Senate candidates would represent the Keystone State better than a Democrat, but Pennsylvania law is clear that undated absentee ballots may not be counted, this is another example of the RNC's ironclad commitment to ensuring that the highest standards of transparency and security are upheld throughout the election process.

3. President Barack Obama:

   By halting the Keystone Pipeline the President is eliminating an opportunity for America to be more reliant on trusted North American friends and less reliant on other places - many of whom do not respect or share our values.

4. Jason Modglin:

   Keystone would have absolutely made a difference because it would have lowered the cost of Canadian crude to get to the markets that it needs to get to in order to be refined and shipped to be utilized here in the United States, and so by canceling Keystone, it artificially raises the price of Canadian oil and allows for the Russians to undercut that.

5. 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.