pivotal
of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
of vital or critical importance: a pivotal event.
Origin of pivotal
1Other words from pivotal
- piv·ot·al·ly, adverb
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How to use pivotal in a sentence
That those same experts have played pivotal roles in steering Hong Kong’s highly successful pandemic response does not seem to matter.
Beijing’s push for mass Covid testing in Hong Kong commits the cardinal sin of public health | Mary Hui | August 25, 2020 | QuartzVoter-suppression attempts must be remedied before this pivotal election.
Melinda Gates, Ai-jen Poo, and 9 more women on what the 19th Amendment’s 100th anniversary means to them | ehinchliffe | August 18, 2020 | FortuneThese reviews and ratings summarize your business’ track record and can play a pivotal role in influencing searchers to visit or contact your business.
How to optimize your Google local Knowledge Panel | George Nguyen | August 13, 2020 | Search Engine LandThis scramble to manufacture vaccines has risks that the world witnessed 65 years ago, at a similarly pivotal moment for medical science.
We started 2020, which was supposed to be a pivotal comeback year for the agencies, with most of them hovering around 3% growth.
‘You can’t just cut a little bit’: Why this moment could force agencies to accelerate necessary changes to their business models | Kristina Monllos | August 4, 2020 | Digiday
The Barclays Center where the Duke and Duchess will be seated would have stood in thick of where the pivotal action transpired.
The British Royals Reinvade Brooklyn: William and Kate Come Watch Basketball on Historic Battle Site | Justin Jones | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was pivotal in the creation and survival of the Museum of Modern Art.
A pivotal moment comes when Amir admits he felt more than a flicker of pride when fanatics attacked the Twin Towers.
Religion, Race, and a Broadway Hit: The Making of ‘Disgraced’ | Tim Teeman | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Carrie Bradshaw was so pivotal in creating the allure of the New York City woman,” Arora says.
How Brooklyn Invaded Paris—Next Stop, the World | Brandon Presser | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe issues that currently favor Democrats are very likely to be pivotal ones come 2016.
Biggest Midterm Issue? The Obamaphant in the Living Room | Dean Obeidallah | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is the motto, drawn from Emerson, which she chooses for her poem of "Epochs," which marks a pivotal moment in her life.
The Poems of Emma Lazarus | Emma LazarusHence, the picture must continually change, and pivotal flexibility is especially necessary.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryPrimarily, it is obedience to the dramatic instinct that causes this pivotal action.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryThat the pivotal action of the body in a monologue is especially important can be seen at once.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryWithout this pivotal action, the reader is apt to declaim a monologue, and confuse it with a speech.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. Curry
British Dictionary definitions for pivotal
/ (ˈpɪvətəl) /
of, involving, or acting as a pivot
of crucial importance
Derived forms of pivotal
- pivotally, adverb
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