instrumental

Housing developments were built around crude-processing facilities in an architectural style reminiscent of 1960s American suburbs—a throwback to the era when U.S. energy companies were instrumental in building the oil economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

He was instrumental in creating the branding that came to be known as “Dodger Blue” and was directing the team’s marketing efforts when the Dodgers passed the 3-million mark in attendance for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He has been instrumental in implementing her strategy of "de-demonisation" to try and rid the party of the toxic legacy of its founder, her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was openly antisemitic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The 23-year-old was instrumental in Rijeka, scoring as well as registering a hat-trick of assists.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Multi-part performance in either the vocal or instrumental milieu is cognitively beneficial, and will increase a child’s musical competence.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The album is split between instrumentals and songs, but the use of samples—often including pitch-shifted voices—and sense of flow make it feel like a single unified work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Across 17 tracks, including several instrumentals drawn from the documentary’s score, the album unfolds almost like a rock opera, building an immersive arc.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Even his former nemesis Wiley paid respects, posting a video of one of Ellis's instrumentals with a dove emoji.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, and surrealist artwork, “Mellon Collie” tested the Smashing Pumpkins’ limits as a band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Hence, then, in the and why we have instrumental ablatives, or, simply, instrumentals.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham