pivotal
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈpɪvətl/
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clave
- Clear environmental signals are showing this region is at a pivotal point.
- a pivotal role
- play a pivotal role
- a pivotal behavior
What do we lose with each pivotal turn away from these connections?
- What do we lose with each pivotal turn away from these connections?
- It wasn't a failure and it didn't crush us in another pivotal moment in our careers.
- Basically I said, wow, it's crazy how Rodri is so pivotal to Pep Guardiola.
- Like I went through another pivotal moment about seven years ago.
- Trapped in there like the older I get, I realized how pivotal the life skill cooking is.
- So but that that was a real pivotal moment in my life.
- And that means a pivotal figure in shaping the next four years.
- So yeah, that was certainly a pivotal moment in my life.
- And then came Cruickshank, the most pivotal of all Reconstruction Era court decisions.
- And it's, it's that was a pivotal moment for me.
Examples
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Every few years, I faced A pivotal choice that scared me.
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President Benson is returning to Washington today to speak to the nation in what experts are calling the pivotal address of his political career.
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Those are the most pivotal years where we change so much.
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So yeah, that was certainly a pivotal moment in my life.
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These two types of chemical reactions are really pivotal to how the cell functions.
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Not unlike Russia and China, Iran is a growing power seeking to become a pivotal state in its region.
Academic text (2008) -
The development of a strategic plan is pivotal because it documents an organization's vision for oncology.
Academic text (1993) -
It plays a pivotal role in the continued existence of earth and its inhabitants.
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By this time, environmental groups had come to recognize Superfund's pivotal role in promoting their interests.
Academic text (1992) -
The day was seen by many as a pivotal moment for his future.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
1.0
Very serious or important
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2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
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2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
917
4.0
Very important at a dangerous or decisive moment
536
3.5
Very important and necessary for something to work
528
2.1
Very important and needed for something to work
469
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
403
3.5
Necessary for life or for something to succeed
74
4.0
A strong effect that changes the result
51
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
46
7.0
Important because it changes what happens next
45
6.7
More important than anything else
30
8.0
An original idea or work that strongly influences later developments
29
5.0
Very important and basic to how something works
24
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
3
9.3
Very important and marking the start of a new era
Very important and needed for something to work or survive
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Etymology
The word pivotal comes from pivot, a small pin or point that things 'turn' on, like a door on a hinge. So if something is pivotal it is the central thing that everything else depends on.