instrumentally
Americanadverb
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with regard to instrumentation.
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in a way that is instrumental; as a means to an end; helpfully.
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through the use of an instrument, tool, or device.
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through the use of a legal document.
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Mr. Vile is a fine guitarist, skilled at both finger-style acoustic playing and winding electric leads, and many of the tracks here are anchored by what’s happening instrumentally rather than by his singing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
"In collectivist societies in China and India, couples are expected to depend and support each other, emotionally and instrumentally, so health may be more closely entwined."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2023
“Because only through this kind of discipline can a conductor address the best orchestras in the world later. I know what they are going through, instrumentally speaking.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
There are worse things than thinking of yourself instrumentally, as part of a bigger cause — but if there’s something richer, more capacious, or simply more, this book doesn’t point the way.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2020
Sounds, admired alike by man and animals; produced by fishes; produced by male frogs and toads; instrumentally produced by birds.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
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