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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.
  
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  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.
  
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  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.
  
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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

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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
  

  
  
  
  


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  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
  

  
  
  
  


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  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.

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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

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  @R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
  
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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.

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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

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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.
  
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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @R.Cunliffe - keystones are fairly vital, too.
  
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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

share|improve this answer

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

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answered 8 hours ago

pip install frisbeepip install frisbee

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pip install frisbeepip install frisbee

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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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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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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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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.

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.

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answered 8 hours ago

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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.

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  – R.Cunliffe
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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.

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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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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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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

share|improve this answer

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