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Recent Examples of instrumental
The work includes a land use plan that has been 20 years in the making and a proposal for a community center that will also be instrumental as a climate resilience center.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
The speaker matches musical low-end poise with swift instrumental attacks and vivid high-register detail.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Soto has been instrumental in the fortunes of three franchises since he was called up to the majors by the Washington Nationals as a 19-year-old in 2018.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 2024
His month-long sabbatical was instrumental in defining ROS as a tool.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
The speaker matches musical low-end poise with swift instrumental attacks and vivid high-register detail.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Soto has been instrumental in the fortunes of three franchises since he was called up to the majors by the Washington Nationals as a 19-year-old in 2018.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 2024
His month-long sabbatical was instrumental in defining ROS as a tool.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumental
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Good data is essential—ML models can only perform as well as the training data they are fed.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Remember, analytics is essential in every role across all industries.Jay Garcia, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Such appropriations are the fundamental and ultimate business of Congress, as per the Constitution.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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The trick, though, comes in trying to distinguish between a bull market feeding off rational fundamental positives and one that has grown so frisky as to be acutely risky.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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Pruning is not necessary but can be used to increase blooms, shape plants, or control plant size.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Data is conflicting on whether vitamin D is beneficial in cancer, and more research is necessary.Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
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The week started with a requisite physical exam at the base.Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Besides the requisite onion, garlic, broth, and smoked pork, one ingredient in particular will take your greens (and their delicious potlikker) to a whole new level.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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The premium plan includes all the benefits of the basic plan with additional features.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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For this story to land, Silo 17 needed to feel distinct from Juliette’s home while belonging to the same basic world.Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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Instead of providing an indispensable clarification, the election had utterly muddied the situation.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Plastics became indispensable in healthcare, enabling sterile equipment, syringes, and life-saving devices like incubators and blood bags.David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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It's been widely reported that Mangione grew up in a successful Baltimore family, which owns two country clubs, and became the valedictorian of the Gilman School, a private all-boys elementary and secondary school.Maria Aspan, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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As students move through elementary, middle, and high school, exposure activities include age-appropriate outside-of-school experiences, such as workplace visits.Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Instrumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumental. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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