Definitions

keynote address

NOUN

main speech of event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

keynote keynote speech

Example Sentences

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Several students walked out of their Stanford University graduation ceremony as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage to deliver a keynote address.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Gustavo Dudamel, the world-renowned music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted the USC band and also delivered the keynote address.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

She pushed through her last mile and collapsed into bed to recharge for what lay ahead: two days at a conference, where she delivered a keynote address and networked with prospective customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Something had shifted over those few days, a shift most eloquently expressed in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

They were all guests at a real estate conference slated to begin in Chamisaville that noon; the governor would give a keynote address, opening the two-day festivities.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols