pivot
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- noun
- /ˈpɪvət/
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- 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.
- You were a pivot point for this country.
- And when we get to the end, the rows that have pivots are the independent ones.
- Empathy is the pivot, right on which this entire narcissism thing turns, isn't it?
- He was he, he was on the pivot, right?
- That's that's where your pivot manifested from.
- My question was about what is your pivot?
Examples
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Why has that become such a prominent pivot point or end point?
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You were a pivot point for this country.
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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.
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During the meeting, she became the pivot of the discussion, helping everyone to focus on the main issues.
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The scientist identified climate change as a crucial pivot for future environmental strategies.
Synonyms
A central player who others depend on in a game or team task
Person who stays in place while others turn around them in a march
Antonyms
Compounds
How Central
Surface Forms
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.