hinge on
idiom
: to be determined or decided by (something) : to depend on (something)
The outcome of the election hinges on how the candidates perform in the debate.
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The department's future success may hinge on congressional support and public buy-in.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Test-time compute is so successful for quantitative problems because all verifiers hinge on the existence of a knowable, correct answer (or at least an objective basis for comparing two options), Bertsch says.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Whether this sectoral rotation persists will hinge on the consumer price index, dropping later today.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
There are no smoking guns in Jim’s investigation — only yearslong legal cases that hinge on technical details like the metal composition of a tiny bomb component.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Test-time compute is so successful for quantitative problems because all verifiers hinge on the existence of a knowable, correct answer (or at least an objective basis for comparing two options), Bertsch says.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Whether this sectoral rotation persists will hinge on the consumer price index, dropping later today.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
There are no smoking guns in Jim’s investigation — only yearslong legal cases that hinge on technical details like the metal composition of a tiny bomb component.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Hinge on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hinge%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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