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Recent Examples of instrumental
Verhaeghe has been an instrumental part of Florida’s success.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Your support will be instrumental in championing a more inclusive and democratic electoral process, thereby empowering the people of Ireland to shape their own future.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
His catalogue runs to about four hundred scores, including sixteen operas, fifteen ballets, thirty or so concertante pieces, and chamber works for every conceivable instrumental combination.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Production is set to begin later this month in Los Angeles, preserving jobs for the 200-person local production crew that has been instrumental to the success of the original series for the last eight seasons, according to a release from Sony.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Your support will be instrumental in championing a more inclusive and democratic electoral process, thereby empowering the people of Ireland to shape their own future.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
His catalogue runs to about four hundred scores, including sixteen operas, fifteen ballets, thirty or so concertante pieces, and chamber works for every conceivable instrumental combination.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Production is set to begin later this month in Los Angeles, preserving jobs for the 200-person local production crew that has been instrumental to the success of the original series for the last eight seasons, according to a release from Sony.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumental
Adjective
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Collaboration across the value chain is essential.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of these minerals include those essential to the production of phones and computer chips.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their approach is founded on collaboration, where solidarity plays a fundamental role.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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This shift represents a fundamental change in how professional development happens, with corporations taking direct responsibility for credentialing workers in emerging technologies.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Is Executive Order 14224 even necessary?—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The bending temporarily creates the requisite imbalance, enabling the radiation to force it into rotation.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those with the requisite appetite for chaos stick around, thrive, and in the process become even more comfortable with uncertainty.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rental companies provide maps and basic instructions, then let passengers set off at their own pace, picnic baskets in hand.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Change is inevitable, but the rapid destruction of the basic precepts upon which our government was formed is beyond dangerous.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Here are five practical ways to replace the pressure of being indispensable with high-impact influence that grows your career and supports your team.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the early twentieth century, Einstein formulated equations for the peculiarly relative flow of time, now an indispensable part of the workings of all GPS systems.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The nature center also offers adventures for little ones, including a dig pit, a bird blind, easy trails, and programming for toddlers and elementary-aged children.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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And from January 2023 to June 2024, more than 800 instances of swatting were recorded at elementary, middle, and high schools, according to the K-12 School Shootings Database.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Instrumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumental. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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