hinge

as in to depend
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) the outcome of the game hinged on a single play

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Recent Examples of hinge But that will hinge in part on how quickly Johnson and Poles turn their collaboration into direction, agreeing upon their biggest needs and how best to address them. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 The action hinges largely on disappointments, betrayals, desertions that already happened, an offscreen past often referred to but never shown. Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 The case hinges specifically on whether Tennessee’s ban violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as the Justice Department claims. Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024 Keep your knees straight, hinge at your hips, and reach your fingertips toward your toes. Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hinge

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“Hinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinge. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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