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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Only late last month did the EU suspend sanctions on Syria’s energy and banking sectors, most crucially Syria’s central bank. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025 But that stance hinges on a number of factors, most crucially that such levies lead to only a one-off increase in prices and that expectations across businesses and households remain in check. Colby Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 The video showed the women, wearing high-vis vests, undertaking Breathalyzer tests, sitting in police cars, signing paperwork and—crucially—drinking vodka measured out by a uniformed officer. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Haugerud, who’s also a novelist, has an exquisite ear for dialogue, and Johanne’s words, crucially, never seem to be doing, or duplicating, the work of the images. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 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 16 Mar. 2025.

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