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instrumental
adjective
in·stru·men·tal ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
instrumental noun
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An instrument is a tool, something used to construct. It's often a tool for making music. A musical saw happens to be a carpenter's tool that can be played with a violin bow (though you probably wouldn't want to play a wrench or a pair of pliers). The musical meanings of instrumental, as in "It starts with an instrumental piece" or "a jazz instrumental", are common. But the meanings "helpful", "useful", and "essential", as in "He was instrumental in getting my book published", are just as common.
Example Sentences
They played instrumental music at the wedding. an instrumental version of a song
Recent Examples on the Web Tallamy has been instrumental in changing of mindset of homeowners, French said. 
Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The employment department says Perkins, the first female member of a presidential cabinet, was instrumental in establishing unemployment insurance in the U.S. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022 The trio was instrumental in harassing Millen, who repeatedly escaped the pocket to scramble. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 As previously reported, Carlile was instrumental in encouraging Mitchell to return to live performance for the first time in more than a decade at the Newport Folk Festival in July. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2022 Ma was instrumental in helping colleagues and students engage successfully with the technology needed to keep learning. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman play real-life cave divers Rick Stanton, John Volanthen, Harry Harris and Chris Jewell, respectively, who were all instrumental in pulling off the feat. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 But Kushner’s emphasis on himself obscures the significance of Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States, who was instrumental in removing obstacles to the Abraham Accords. Elizabeth Spiers, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The English shipping clerk Edmund Dene Morel was instrumental in exposing the brutal, plantation slave labor in the Congo. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The employment department says Perkins, the first female member of a presidential cabinet, was instrumental in establishing unemployment insurance in the U.S. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2022 The trio was instrumental in harassing Millen, who repeatedly escaped the pocket to scramble. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 As previously reported, Carlile was instrumental in encouraging Mitchell to return to live performance for the first time in more than a decade at the Newport Folk Festival in July. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2022 Ma was instrumental in helping colleagues and students engage successfully with the technology needed to keep learning. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman play real-life cave divers Rick Stanton, John Volanthen, Harry Harris and Chris Jewell, respectively, who were all instrumental in pulling off the feat. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 But Kushner’s emphasis on himself obscures the significance of Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States, who was instrumental in removing obstacles to the Abraham Accords. Elizabeth Spiers, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The English shipping clerk Edmund Dene Morel was instrumental in exposing the brutal, plantation slave labor in the Congo. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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