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Looking for a plural noun related to ‘fulcrum’ or ‘pivot’ that denotes multiple things as crucial to success
What is the correct term for a must-answer-correctly question in a test?Word for an ultimate target that MUST be achievedSynonyms for “multiple things that reside in the same location”Noun for “things that could be improved”looking for a name of a type of sentence that uses names of thingsSingle word that is used for all home-related servicesNoun for “Things that can be improved/might change their state”A single word for multiple things that supersede othersLooking for word describing a person who is always really quick at looking things upWord for nouns with multiple plural formsNoun for things that annoy you?
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Title says it all. Will include sentence example to contextualise how I am wanting to use this word:
“Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the _____ to human prosperity—not selfishness”
Of course I can reframe the sentence and just simply say “are crucial to” or “are pivotal to”, but I really want a plural noun that is similar to fulcrum to designate more than one thing as being pivotal to give the sentence extra “punch”.
I checked and found that ‘fulcra’ is the plural noun of fulcrum, but it just sounds a little awkward for my liking and I could not find sufficient examples of it used in sentences.
Thanks in advance.
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Title says it all. Will include sentence example to contextualise how I am wanting to use this word:
“Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the _____ to human prosperity—not selfishness”
Of course I can reframe the sentence and just simply say “are crucial to” or “are pivotal to”, but I really want a plural noun that is similar to fulcrum to designate more than one thing as being pivotal to give the sentence extra “punch”.
I checked and found that ‘fulcra’ is the plural noun of fulcrum, but it just sounds a little awkward for my liking and I could not find sufficient examples of it used in sentences.
Thanks in advance.
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This is not a matter of words; this is a matter of metaphors. If you use a teeter-totter/balance scale metaphor, there can only be two weights and one fulcrum. A balance with two fulcrums is not a balance. You could use a door metaphor and call them the keys to success. Or you could say they're the basic ingredients and use a food metaphor. Just matching words by perceived meaning leads to mixed metaphors.
– John Lawler
8 hours ago
You could also use a building metaphor, pillars, which is often used with prosperity: Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the pillars of human prosperity—not selfishness.
– Cerberus
8 hours ago
Your question is based on a false premise. The plural of fulcrum is also fulcrums. In fact, Merriam-Webster lists it in the first position, so it's likely more common.
– Jason Bassford
4 hours ago
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Title says it all. Will include sentence example to contextualise how I am wanting to use this word:
“Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the _____ to human prosperity—not selfishness”
Of course I can reframe the sentence and just simply say “are crucial to” or “are pivotal to”, but I really want a plural noun that is similar to fulcrum to designate more than one thing as being pivotal to give the sentence extra “punch”.
I checked and found that ‘fulcra’ is the plural noun of fulcrum, but it just sounds a little awkward for my liking and I could not find sufficient examples of it used in sentences.
Thanks in advance.
single-word-requests
asked 8 hours ago
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Title says it all. Will include sentence example to contextualise how I am wanting to use this word:
“Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the _____ to human prosperity—not selfishness”
Of course I can reframe the sentence and just simply say “are crucial to” or “are pivotal to”, but I really want a plural noun that is similar to fulcrum to designate more than one thing as being pivotal to give the sentence extra “punch”.
I checked and found that ‘fulcra’ is the plural noun of fulcrum, but it just sounds a little awkward for my liking and I could not find sufficient examples of it used in sentences.
Thanks in advance.
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This is not a matter of words; this is a matter of metaphors. If you use a teeter-totter/balance scale metaphor, there can only be two weights and one fulcrum. A balance with two fulcrums is not a balance. You could use a door metaphor and call them the keys to success. Or you could say they're the basic ingredients and use a food metaphor. Just matching words by perceived meaning leads to mixed metaphors.
– John Lawler
8 hours ago
You could also use a building metaphor, pillars, which is often used with prosperity: Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the pillars of human prosperity—not selfishness.
– Cerberus
8 hours ago
Your question is based on a false premise. The plural of fulcrum is also fulcrums. In fact, Merriam-Webster lists it in the first position, so it's likely more common.
– Jason Bassford
4 hours ago
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This is not a matter of words; this is a matter of metaphors. If you use a teeter-totter/balance scale metaphor, there can only be two weights and one fulcrum. A balance with two fulcrums is not a balance. You could use a door metaphor and call them the keys to success. Or you could say they're the basic ingredients and use a food metaphor. Just matching words by perceived meaning leads to mixed metaphors.
– John Lawler
8 hours ago
You could also use a building metaphor, pillars, which is often used with prosperity: Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the pillars of human prosperity—not selfishness.
– Cerberus
8 hours ago
Your question is based on a false premise. The plural of fulcrum is also fulcrums. In fact, Merriam-Webster lists it in the first position, so it's likely more common.
– Jason Bassford
4 hours ago
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This is not a matter of words; this is a matter of metaphors. If you use a teeter-totter/balance scale metaphor, there can only be two weights and one fulcrum. A balance with two fulcrums is not a balance. You could use a door metaphor and call them the keys to success. Or you could say they're the basic ingredients and use a food metaphor. Just matching words by perceived meaning leads to mixed metaphors.
– John Lawler
8 hours ago
This is not a matter of words; this is a matter of metaphors. If you use a teeter-totter/balance scale metaphor, there can only be two weights and one fulcrum. A balance with two fulcrums is not a balance. You could use a door metaphor and call them the keys to success. Or you could say they're the basic ingredients and use a food metaphor. Just matching words by perceived meaning leads to mixed metaphors.
– John Lawler
8 hours ago
You could also use a building metaphor, pillars, which is often used with prosperity: Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the pillars of human prosperity—not selfishness.
– Cerberus
8 hours ago
You could also use a building metaphor, pillars, which is often used with prosperity: Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the pillars of human prosperity—not selfishness.
– Cerberus
8 hours ago
Your question is based on a false premise. The plural of fulcrum is also fulcrums. In fact, Merriam-Webster lists it in the first position, so it's likely more common.
– Jason Bassford
4 hours ago
Your question is based on a false premise. The plural of fulcrum is also fulcrums. In fact, Merriam-Webster lists it in the first position, so it's likely more common.
– Jason Bassford
4 hours ago
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Cornerstone
something that is essential, indispensable, or basic
The sentence would become:
Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the cornerstones of human prosperity—not selfishness
answered 8 hours ago
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I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
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@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
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I think a very simple word works best here, namely keys:
2 b : an instrumental or deciding factor
// the key to her success
(source: Merriam-Webster)
It will be understood by virtually everybody, unlike fulcrum which I actually had to look up...
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Linchpins also comes to mind.
One that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit.
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These are sometimes called gating items or events.
See this answer from Lawrence:
This is called a gating question. Think of the question as a gate to the rest of the test. If you don't get past the gate, the rest of the test doesn't matter.
See this answer from me:
And the term I've heard used quite a bit: gating criteria, which is used in project management to mean a condition required to pass on to the next phase.
See this question from Thomas Weller:
In project management for software development our bosses have introduced quality gates. The idea is to reach a certain level of quality before the project can continue in the next phase.
Now, the criteria for that are called gating criteria and I wonder whether gating is a good choice. Looking up the Oxford dictionary, there's no such word.
answered 8 hours ago
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I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
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pillars OED
A fact or principle which is a main support or basis of something.
As in:
1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise There had been a
time when his own Celtic traits were pillars of his personal
philosophy.
... the pillars to human prosperity
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Cornerstone
something that is essential, indispensable, or basic
The sentence would become:
Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the cornerstones of human prosperity—not selfishness
answered 8 hours ago
pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
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Cornerstone
something that is essential, indispensable, or basic
The sentence would become:
Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the cornerstones of human prosperity—not selfishness
answered 8 hours ago
pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
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Cornerstone
something that is essential, indispensable, or basic
The sentence would become:
Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the cornerstones of human prosperity—not selfishness
answered 8 hours ago
pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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Cornerstone
something that is essential, indispensable, or basic
The sentence would become:
Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the cornerstones of human prosperity—not selfishness
answered 8 hours ago
pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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pip install frisbeepip install frisbee
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I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
add a comment |
I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
I think this is the one! I always struggle to distinguish it from keystone.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
@R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
– marcellothearcane
8 hours ago
add a comment |
I think a very simple word works best here, namely keys:
2 b : an instrumental or deciding factor
// the key to her success
(source: Merriam-Webster)
It will be understood by virtually everybody, unlike fulcrum which I actually had to look up...
answered 8 hours ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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I think a very simple word works best here, namely keys:
2 b : an instrumental or deciding factor
// the key to her success
(source: Merriam-Webster)
It will be understood by virtually everybody, unlike fulcrum which I actually had to look up...
answered 8 hours ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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I think a very simple word works best here, namely keys:
2 b : an instrumental or deciding factor
// the key to her success
(source: Merriam-Webster)
It will be understood by virtually everybody, unlike fulcrum which I actually had to look up...
answered 8 hours ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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I think a very simple word works best here, namely keys:
2 b : an instrumental or deciding factor
// the key to her success
(source: Merriam-Webster)
It will be understood by virtually everybody, unlike fulcrum which I actually had to look up...
answered 8 hours ago
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Linchpins also comes to mind.
One that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit.
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Linchpins also comes to mind.
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Linchpins also comes to mind.
One that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit.
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Linchpins also comes to mind.
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These are sometimes called gating items or events.
See this answer from Lawrence:
This is called a gating question. Think of the question as a gate to the rest of the test. If you don't get past the gate, the rest of the test doesn't matter.
See this answer from me:
And the term I've heard used quite a bit: gating criteria, which is used in project management to mean a condition required to pass on to the next phase.
See this question from Thomas Weller:
In project management for software development our bosses have introduced quality gates. The idea is to reach a certain level of quality before the project can continue in the next phase.
Now, the criteria for that are called gating criteria and I wonder whether gating is a good choice. Looking up the Oxford dictionary, there's no such word.
answered 8 hours ago
DavoDavo
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I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
add a comment |
These are sometimes called gating items or events.
See this answer from Lawrence:
This is called a gating question. Think of the question as a gate to the rest of the test. If you don't get past the gate, the rest of the test doesn't matter.
See this answer from me:
And the term I've heard used quite a bit: gating criteria, which is used in project management to mean a condition required to pass on to the next phase.
See this question from Thomas Weller:
In project management for software development our bosses have introduced quality gates. The idea is to reach a certain level of quality before the project can continue in the next phase.
Now, the criteria for that are called gating criteria and I wonder whether gating is a good choice. Looking up the Oxford dictionary, there's no such word.
answered 8 hours ago
DavoDavo
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I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
add a comment |
These are sometimes called gating items or events.
See this answer from Lawrence:
This is called a gating question. Think of the question as a gate to the rest of the test. If you don't get past the gate, the rest of the test doesn't matter.
See this answer from me:
And the term I've heard used quite a bit: gating criteria, which is used in project management to mean a condition required to pass on to the next phase.
See this question from Thomas Weller:
In project management for software development our bosses have introduced quality gates. The idea is to reach a certain level of quality before the project can continue in the next phase.
Now, the criteria for that are called gating criteria and I wonder whether gating is a good choice. Looking up the Oxford dictionary, there's no such word.
answered 8 hours ago
DavoDavo
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These are sometimes called gating items or events.
See this answer from Lawrence:
This is called a gating question. Think of the question as a gate to the rest of the test. If you don't get past the gate, the rest of the test doesn't matter.
See this answer from me:
And the term I've heard used quite a bit: gating criteria, which is used in project management to mean a condition required to pass on to the next phase.
See this question from Thomas Weller:
In project management for software development our bosses have introduced quality gates. The idea is to reach a certain level of quality before the project can continue in the next phase.
Now, the criteria for that are called gating criteria and I wonder whether gating is a good choice. Looking up the Oxford dictionary, there's no such word.
answered 8 hours ago
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I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
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I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
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I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
I like this term. Can think of many instances in which it can be used effectively. Thanks for introducing me to a new word for several contexts.
– R.Cunliffe
8 hours ago
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pillars OED
A fact or principle which is a main support or basis of something.
As in:
1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise There had been a
time when his own Celtic traits were pillars of his personal
philosophy.
... the pillars to human prosperity
answered 6 hours ago
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pillars OED
A fact or principle which is a main support or basis of something.
As in:
1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise There had been a
time when his own Celtic traits were pillars of his personal
philosophy.
... the pillars to human prosperity
answered 6 hours ago
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pillars OED
A fact or principle which is a main support or basis of something.
As in:
1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise There had been a
time when his own Celtic traits were pillars of his personal
philosophy.
... the pillars to human prosperity
answered 6 hours ago
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1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise There had been a
time when his own Celtic traits were pillars of his personal
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... the pillars to human prosperity
answered 6 hours ago
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This is not a matter of words; this is a matter of metaphors. If you use a teeter-totter/balance scale metaphor, there can only be two weights and one fulcrum. A balance with two fulcrums is not a balance. You could use a door metaphor and call them the keys to success. Or you could say they're the basic ingredients and use a food metaphor. Just matching words by perceived meaning leads to mixed metaphors.
– John Lawler
8 hours ago
You could also use a building metaphor, pillars, which is often used with prosperity: Cooperation, reciprocity and trust are the pillars of human prosperity—not selfishness.
– Cerberus
8 hours ago
Your question is based on a false premise. The plural of fulcrum is also fulcrums. In fact, Merriam-Webster lists it in the first position, so it's likely more common.
– Jason Bassford
4 hours ago