Pivotal
adjective
Very important because everything else depends on it.
Her work was pivotal to the success of the project.
Often appears as...
- pivotal role
- pivotal moment
adjective
Being the point of rotation or center around which everything else revolves.
In a lever system, the pivotal point is where the lever pivots.
Often appears as...
- pivotal point
- pivotal axis
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Very important because everything else depends on it.
Her work was pivotal to the success of the project.
Often appears as...
- pivotal role
- pivotal moment
adjective
Being the point of rotation or center around which everything else revolves.
In a lever system, the pivotal point is where the lever pivots.
Often appears as...
- pivotal point
- pivotal axis
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Essence of Outcome
Use 'pivotal' for situations or elements that determine the final result.
Winning that game was pivotal for the team's advancement to the finals.
Pro Tip 2/3Impactful Choices
'Pivotal' often describes decisions or moments with lasting impact on a narrative or history.
The court's ruling was a pivotal decision in the fight for equality.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Important
'Pivotal' means more than just 'important'; it's crucial and forms a turning point.
Her invention was not just important, it was pivotal in revolutionizing technology.
Pro Tip 1/3Essence of Outcome
Use 'pivotal' for situations or elements that determine the final result.
Winning that game was pivotal for the team's advancement to the finals.
Pro Tip 2/3Impactful Choices
'Pivotal' often describes decisions or moments with lasting impact on a narrative or history.
The court's ruling was a pivotal decision in the fight for equality.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Important
'Pivotal' means more than just 'important'; it's crucial and forms a turning point.
Her invention was not just important, it was pivotal in revolutionizing technology.
Pro Tip 1/3Essence of Outcome
Use 'pivotal' for situations or elements that determine the final result.
Winning that game was pivotal for the team's advancement to the finals.
Pro Tip 2/3Impactful Choices
'Pivotal' often describes decisions or moments with lasting impact on a narrative or history.
The court's ruling was a pivotal decision in the fight for equality.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Important
'Pivotal' means more than just 'important'; it's crucial and forms a turning point.
Her invention was not just important, it was pivotal in revolutionizing technology.
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Video examples
Hunting for dinosaurs...
But this particular reality was not inevitable. The tiniest perturbation of that asteroid far from Earth would have caused it to miss our planet by a wide margin. The pivotal, calamitous day during which the dinosaurs were wiped out, setting the stage for the modern world as we know it didn't have to be. It could've just been another day --
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How a single-celled...
and they did all this as single-celled life forms. They're cyanobacteria, and the story of these simple organisms that don't even have nuclei or any other organelles is a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. Earth's atmosphere wasn't always the oxygen-rich mixture we breathe today.
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How Do Honeybees Get...
sex of her children which plays a pivotal role in their future if the queen wants to lay a female egg she will fertilize the egg by releasing spermatozoa that is stored in the spermatheca which sits behind her ovaries the spermatheca is filled during her first week of life when she mates
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How the coronavirus...
it then came to Italy Italy was the pivotal moment I think when it explodes in Italy and that's when everyone starts panicking and you could even argue that maybe there was a slight overreaction and that's why you started seeing models that said two to three million people
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This ancient rock is...
liquid water on its surface and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. But this has not always been the case, and we know this because ancient rocks have recorded the pivotal moments in Earth's planetary evolution. And one of the best places to observe those ancient rocks
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When technology...
blood donation and we go through it and to help with accelerating this familiarity and fluency with these kinds of technologies I think places like Jen's Bates are going to play a really pivotal role elevating the scientific literacy of our population in the
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A brief history of...
draining waste in water conduits below. Today, most cultures consider trips to the restroom to be a more private occasion. But even when going alone, our shared sewage infrastructure is one of the most pivotal inventions in the history of humanity.
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Shark Encounter in 180:...
garbage dump we are at a pivotal point in the history of our planet we're about to lose sharks and many other animals if we don't step up to the plate right now and make the changes that we need to do in order to protect sharks worldwide we
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How The Moon Affects Our...
sitting foot on the lunar landscape our understanding of the moon and wider space has increased massively telescopes such as this one have been pivotal in unlocking some of spaces greatest secrets as well as offering fascinating
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Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
He was treated with radiation therapy, state-of-the-art radiation therapy, but it didn't help. Many patients like that favor radiation therapy. And again, he volunteered to a pivotal study
Video examples
Hunting for dinosaurs...
But this particular reality was not inevitable. The tiniest perturbation of that asteroid far from Earth would have caused it to miss our planet by a wide margin. The pivotal, calamitous day during which the dinosaurs were wiped out, setting the stage for the modern world as we know it didn't have to be. It could've just been another day --
Video examples
How a single-celled...
and they did all this as single-celled life forms. They're cyanobacteria, and the story of these simple organisms that don't even have nuclei or any other organelles is a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. Earth's atmosphere wasn't always the oxygen-rich mixture we breathe today.
Video examples
How Do Honeybees Get...
sex of her children which plays a pivotal role in their future if the queen wants to lay a female egg she will fertilize the egg by releasing spermatozoa that is stored in the spermatheca which sits behind her ovaries the spermatheca is filled during her first week of life when she mates
Video examples
How the coronavirus...
it then came to Italy Italy was the pivotal moment I think when it explodes in Italy and that's when everyone starts panicking and you could even argue that maybe there was a slight overreaction and that's why you started seeing models that said two to three million people
Video examples
This ancient rock is...
liquid water on its surface and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. But this has not always been the case, and we know this because ancient rocks have recorded the pivotal moments in Earth's planetary evolution. And one of the best places to observe those ancient rocks
Video examples
When technology...
blood donation and we go through it and to help with accelerating this familiarity and fluency with these kinds of technologies I think places like Jen's Bates are going to play a really pivotal role elevating the scientific literacy of our population in the
Video examples
A brief history of...
draining waste in water conduits below. Today, most cultures consider trips to the restroom to be a more private occasion. But even when going alone, our shared sewage infrastructure is one of the most pivotal inventions in the history of humanity.
Video examples
Shark Encounter in 180:...
garbage dump we are at a pivotal point in the history of our planet we're about to lose sharks and many other animals if we don't step up to the plate right now and make the changes that we need to do in order to protect sharks worldwide we
Video examples
How The Moon Affects Our...
sitting foot on the lunar landscape our understanding of the moon and wider space has increased massively telescopes such as this one have been pivotal in unlocking some of spaces greatest secrets as well as offering fascinating
Video examples
Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
He was treated with radiation therapy, state-of-the-art radiation therapy, but it didn't help. Many patients like that favor radiation therapy. And again, he volunteered to a pivotal study
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Quote examples
Padmasree Warrior
Indian Businesswoman
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
As an artist, as I design and lay out a page, the less-important things, things I want you to spend less time looking at, I draw them very small, maybe even silhouette them. The more-important pivotal scenes, I draw them larger, maybe even a double-page spread.
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Eric Burdon
British Musician
People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
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Parineeti Chopra
Indian Actress
There's nothing new about women playing pivotal parts or title roles in films. Women in strong characters have always been accepted. It has been this way for years.
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Allen Weinstein
American Public Servant
This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents.
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Jim Coleman
American Actor
I've had a lot of highs in my life and a lot of lows, some pivotal experiences, and in ways I feel like I've already lived a couple of lives.
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Jin
South Korean Musician
I value my looks very much, so it's equally important to take good care of my skin - that's a pivotal part of my face.
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Jim Ross
American Entertainer
All of the pivotal moments in my adult life are connected to the wrestling business.
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Justin Hartley
American Actor
I mean, 15 - that is such a pivotal time in a young man's life.
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Padmasree Warrior
Indian Businesswoman
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
Quote examples
Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
As an artist, as I design and lay out a page, the less-important things, things I want you to spend less time looking at, I draw them very small, maybe even silhouette them. The more-important pivotal scenes, I draw them larger, maybe even a double-page spread.
Quote examples
Eric Burdon
British Musician
People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time.
Quote examples
Gary Oldman
English Actor
Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
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Parineeti Chopra
Indian Actress
There's nothing new about women playing pivotal parts or title roles in films. Women in strong characters have always been accepted. It has been this way for years.
Quote examples
Allen Weinstein
American Public Servant
This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents.
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Jim Coleman
American Actor
I've had a lot of highs in my life and a lot of lows, some pivotal experiences, and in ways I feel like I've already lived a couple of lives.
Quote examples
Jin
South Korean Musician
I value my looks very much, so it's equally important to take good care of my skin - that's a pivotal part of my face.
Quote examples
Jim Ross
American Entertainer
All of the pivotal moments in my adult life are connected to the wrestling business.
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Justin Hartley
American Actor
I mean, 15 - that is such a pivotal time in a young man's life.
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