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linchpin
noun as in cornerstone
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in keynote
noun as in keynote/keystone
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At the moment, Yisrael Beiteinu is the linchpin of the coming rightist government.
Bolshevism was the linchpin that held all the other facets of conspiracy together.
It was one courier in particular that proved the linchpin in Sunday night's operation that killed the al Qaeda leader.
Civilian control is still the constitutional linchpin uniting defender and defended.
Upon inspection, the losses of the day were found to be one linchpin and one pair of pantaloons.
His famous monologue with his imaginary friend "Linchpin" invariably brought the house down.
Had he withdrawn some linchpin of ordinary conduct from the wheel on which the whole world revolves?
The drawbolt on a linchpin wagon usually has a head made in the form of the jaws of a wrench.
The government had sent him in pursuit of a golden chariot, and he found more than the linchpin.
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On this page you'll find 93 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to linchpin, such as: essential, foundation, keystone, mainstay, pillar, and anchor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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