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
The exact nature of these Miyake Events remains very poorly understood as they have never been directly observed instrumentally.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 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
Even other saints are said to give the Holy Ghost instrumentally, or ministerially, according to Gal.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
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