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Recent Examples of instrumental
Urban dropped to his knees as the band extended an instrumental version of the bridge.
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Vought was instrumental in turning Heritage Action into the interest group that congressional Republicans feared most.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Ex-Titan edge defender Harold Landry has been instrumental in stopping the run, as have defensive tackles Christian Barmore, Milton Williams and Khyris Tonga.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Brown became the first woman to win an IBMA instrumental award when she was named banjo player of the year in 1991.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
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Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Vought was instrumental in turning Heritage Action into the interest group that congressional Republicans feared most.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Ex-Titan edge defender Harold Landry has been instrumental in stopping the run, as have defensive tackles Christian Barmore, Milton Williams and Khyris Tonga.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Brown became the first woman to win an IBMA instrumental award when she was named banjo player of the year in 1991.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumental
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But fostering creativity, curiosity, and empathy are also essential for organizations to remain competitive and resilient.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the writers, like Noah and Joanne, are ignoring that fundamental fork in the road in favor of inane high jinks from the couple and their increasingly irksome friends and family.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite its success in describing the fundamental building blocks of matter, the Standard Model of particle physics cannot account for the discrepancy seen between matter and antimatter.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Almost six months into the ban, however, and questions are being asked whether the ongoing restrictions are excessive, and no longer necessary.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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That won’t be the case this season; the Lakers are all-in on Luka heliocentricism, with James’ early absence due to sciatica making that commitment even more necessary.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Generally, the Lakers haven’t brought the requisite physicality, which was highlighted after Friday’s game.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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But there have been plenty of occasions when Liverpool’s right-back has not had the requisite support to stop crosses coming in.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In March 2025, Chelsea gave PEOPLE an exclusive update on Max's health journey, explaining that their son has had to relearn basic functions and attend physical therapy.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Those wanting to stream the show live can do so with a Peacock premium subscription or stream new episodes the next day with a basic Peacock subscription.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Like other political leaders with an exaggerated sense of their own importance, Netanyahu perceives himself as indispensable, and his leadership as the only thing standing between his country and catastrophe.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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And if the investors are right, LangChain could become the indispensable layer powering the agent era—just as CrowdStrike and Datadog did for the last generation of infrastructure.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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At Nashoba Public School, in a rural part of southeast Oklahoma where there’s little else but timber and twisting roads, the roughly 50 kids who make up the elementary and middle grades are taught in split-grade classrooms.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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After more or less abandoning philosophy at the end of the First World War, Ludwig trained to be an elementary-school teacher, spent time as a gardener’s assistant in a monastery, and then taught in small towns in rural Austria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Instrumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumental. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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