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pivot

pivot

10 3.9
A fixed point that something turns around
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪvət/
: eje
  • See, Monsanto was kind of a pivot for the whole front.
  • a pivot point
  • pivot of a story

You were a pivot point for this country.

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Examples

  • Why has that become such a prominent pivot point or end point?

  • You were a pivot point for this country.

  • But a story needs a pivot, an event around which everything turns.

    Academic text (2009)
  • President Derrick Minh Smith is the key figure, the pivot upon whom the ages turn.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The committee chose a new policy as the pivot for their future decisions.

  • During the meeting, she became the pivot of the discussion, helping everyone to focus on the main issues.

  • The scientist identified climate change as a crucial pivot for future environmental strategies.

Synonyms

pivot man
vspivot
  • Jargon
1 8.8

Person who stays in place while others turn around them in a march

is a broader term for any central point not only military formations
pivotman
vspivot
  • Jargon
1 6.5

A central player who others depend on in a game or team task

is the general term for any central point or person across contexts

Antonyms

outlier
  • Specialized
31 6.7

A person or thing that is clearly different from others in a group

27 6.5

The outer edge of an area, group, or idea

Compounds

pivot joint
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A joint that lets one bone turn around another bone

pivot man
  • Jargon
1 8.8

Person who stays in place while others turn around them in a march

pivot shot
  • Jargon
6.1

A one-handed basketball shot you take while turning on one foot

How Central

linchpin
14 6.7
focus
∞ 3.5
pivot
10 3.9
component
448 3.4
peripheral
16 6.5

Surface Forms

pivot singular
pivots plural

Etymology

Pivot originally meant a small peg or pin that lets something turn, from an old French word for that peg. So a pivot is the central point, object, or person that things turn around.