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. Robert Redford:

   When you look at the economic viability of [Keystone], which is we are putting our environment at risk to ship dirty oil, the benefits would go to another country because it is all going to be exported. It makes no sense.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   On Day 1, I said the Keystone pipeline is a dumb idea, why did it take Hillary Clinton such a long time before she came into opposition to the Keystone pipeline?

3. Donald Trump:

   The Keystone pipeline -- without eminent domain, you wouldn't go 10 feet, okay?

4. Sky News:

   A sale of Gulf Keystone is by no means certain, although it is likely to attract interest from possible buyers including rival oil explorers in the region.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   We have differences and you won't get me to talk about Keystone because I have steadily made clear that I'm not going to express an opinion, it is in our process and that's where it belongs.