crucially

adverb

cru·​cial·​ly ˈkrü-sh(ə-)lē How to pronounce crucially (audio)
1
: in a crucial manner
2
: very importantly

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Most crucially, Platonic makes phenomenal use of Byrne. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 31 July 2025 The enormous reset of F1’s car design rules for next year, covering the designs of the cars and, crucially, the engines inside them, are bound to reset the pecking order. Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 July 2025 Perhaps most crucially, its new flash-charging technology can take drivers 670 miles on a single charge, with 250 miles of drive time for every five minutes of recharge—as fast as pumping gas. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 29 July 2025 Reforms curbing patronage hiring, stronger ethics rules and — crucially — the creation of an independent inspector general’s office have all helped move county government in the right direction. Dick Simpson, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for crucially

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crucially was in 1879

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“Crucially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crucially. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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