lynchpin
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- noun
- /ˈlɪntʃpɪn/
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pieza clave
- Kevin's discovery of this very important and powerful tablet could be the lynchpin to the entire season.
And so we talk about L'Oreal and the Because You're Worth It catch phrase, which is the lynchpin of Mirror Mirror.
- And so we talk about L'Oreal and the Because You're Worth It catch phrase, which is the lynchpin of Mirror Mirror.
- Like I never would have imagined that I would one day have a role called Booker and that the Booker would be a lynchpin, right?
- You know, I think Jane Lynch being the lynchpin of that, That movie was very specific to how that movie got financed.
Examples
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Gatherings of this type were the lynchpins of the labor movement, the civil rights movement, and the women's movement.
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After a nondescript rookie season, he has turned into a lynchpin in defense for the Seawolves.
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Allowing competition among the states is the lynchpin of the Constitution.
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The Senate is the weak lynchpin in this election.
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Many United fans see Eric Cantona as the lynchpin of Manchester United.
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I do not think that a presence in Afghanistan is the lynchpin that many policymakers make it out to be.
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Flexibility is what Darwin saw as the lynchpin to evolution.
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From primary to secondary to higher education, reading and reading comprehension remain the lynchpins of a successful American education.
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And one of the great lynchpins of the American Revolution was the Stamp Act and the Writs of Assistance Act, abbreviated.
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Many United fans see Eric Cantona as the lynchpin of Manchester United's success.
Synonyms
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The strength or courage to do what is difficult
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A person or thing that gives support and makes someone feel confident
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The most important person who controls a group or activity
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The main support that people or things depend on
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A key person or part that keeps a team working
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The most important part that holds other parts together in a system
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A person who plays a very important role in a team or project
A person or thing that leads a group and shows the best example
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Morphology
Etymology
Lynchpin is now used for a person or thing that keeps a group or system together because the old idea of lynch plus pin is the small part that held a wheel on its 'axle', so a lynchpin 'holds' everything in place.