instrumental
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The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Mizelle said Slater and her team were instrumental in editing the draft after Woodward presented it, “including adding/deleting specific substantive terms.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Indeed, it may be instrumental in determining the fate of millions of American-born infants.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
Taking creative inspiration from the Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest and structural inspiration from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, PJO employs a unique instrumental style rarely seen in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The natural rhythms inherent in rhyming can become the basis for exploration, improvisation, vocalizations, and instrumental creativity.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing instrumental
Flowers for Algernon
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Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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The Tale of Despereaux
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