lynchpin

noun

lynch·​pin

less common spelling of linchpin

1

: a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft)

2

: one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit

the linchpin in the defense's case

Examples of lynchpin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Related Articles During her scramble to keep the conference intact following the Pac-12’s September raid, commissioner Gloria Nevarez offered massive cash incentives to UNLV and Air Force to remain in the Mountain West as the lynchpin schools. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025

Douglas County investigators verified the DNA results linking Jefferson to the scene through an outside lab, but they were now faced with Woods’ actions tainting their lynchpin piece of evidence, Brauchler said. —Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025

The 2009 legal decision is a lynchpin for the agency’s regulations about greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025

This would unravel the peace treaty between the two countries and upend what's been the lynchpin of U.S. foreign policy in the region for the past 45 years. —Aya Batrawy, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for lynchpin

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin
• pinyin