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She is at a pivotal point in her career.
the report was missing a pivotal piece of information
Recent Examples of pivotal from the Web
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This year is turning out to be a pivotal moment for both sports.
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Steve Bannon’s firing as White House chief strategist abruptly severs Donald Trump’s most important political relationship — at a pivotal moment in his presidency.
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The decision comes at a pivotal time for Snap: on Monday, the company’s stock lockup expired, meaning that early shareholders were legally allowed to trade Snap’s stock for the first time since the company’s March I.P.O.
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The long-term loan comes at a pivotal time for CPS.
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Increased Dominance Small lenders are seen as a pivotal to the debate because some lawmakers are adamant that consumers and taxpayers benefit when such firms are active in the mortgage market.
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The Man with the Golden Arm’ by Heat TV play-by-play broadcast Eric Reid, Ellington was a pivotal piece in the Heat’s 30-11 second-half turnaround last season.
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With all this percolating in the background, Yost offered some perspective on his perception of the psyche of his team into this pivotal swing.
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U.S. Rep. Gene Green of Houston is perhaps the most pivotal Texas Democrat on health care policy.
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First Known Use of pivotal
1838
pivotal Synonyms
Synonyms
critical, key, crucial, vitalRelated Words
decisive, life-and-death (also life-or-death), weighty; basic, elementary, fundamental; essential, indispensable, necessary, requisite; pressing, urgentNear Antonyms
inconsequential, insignificant, minor, trivial, unimportantPIVOTAL Defined for English Language Learners
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