crucially

adverb

cru·​cial·​ly ˈkrü-sh(ə-)lē How to pronounce crucially (audio)
1
: in a crucial manner
2
: very importantly

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That funding supports lab equipment, materials, facilities, energy costs and, crucially, the people doing the work — graduate students, postdocs, faculty and researchers. Ata Sarajedini, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025 Simply put, that’s a tool that can measure the biomass of forests—including trunks, branches and stems—which crucially also indicates how much carbon is stored in the vegetation. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 Liberal internationalism meant, crucially, trading with erstwhile enemies. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 His talent has been in assembling the right team of coaches, managing a successful wider environment and, crucially, in keeping them at the club. Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crucially

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crucially was in 1879

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“Crucially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crucially. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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