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Meanings of lynchpin in English

Portuguese
ponto fulcral
Catalan
àncora

A central cohesive source of support and stability.

ponto fulcral
Usage of lynchpin in English
1
Social workers and GPs can be an important lynchpin of whole-system reform.
The Guardian
2
Take their approach to steamed milk, the lynchpin of any good latte.
Wired
3
It was a lynchpin for Syndic defenses in that region of space.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
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It means Brian Cody rates him as the lynchpin of this Kilkenny team.
The Irish Times
5
To describe her as the lynchpin of the community would be an understatement.
The Irish Times
6
The ponies are the lynchpin of the magical transformation scene.
The Irish Times
7
She is the lynchpin of everything we have striven for.'
The skein of lament
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Our Dave could even end up being Madrid's defensive lynchpin.
The Guardian
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Negotiators say that moving forward on finance is the lynchpin of progress in this meeting.
BBC
10
Simply put, Bradley is the lynchpin of this team.
The Guardian
11
Communication is a lynchpin skill for any human being.
Reuters
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But the lynchpin of our ability to use these tools is getting people tested for HIV.
Ebony
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The lynchpin of Trump's strategy in both debates against Biden was to expose his supposed senility.
NY Magazine
14
It's the lynchpin transatlantic market in terms of size and revenue, particularly premium traffic revenue, Hamlin said.
Reuters
15
Kabila had previously said Ntaganda was a lynchpin in the fragile peace deal that integrated his fighters.
Reuters
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The lynchpin is number eight, Philip Van Esbeck, who shoulders the burden of captaincy with consummate ease.
The Irish Times
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Translations for lynchpin
Portuguese
ponto fulcral
Lynchpin through the time