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Recent Examples of hinges
The outcome hinges on whether Iran can secure an agreement to lift international sanctions — without which economists warn the economic damage could prove irreversible.
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Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Everything hinges on how the price action develops over the next 48 hours.
—CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.
—Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Sunday and Monday have the potential to be the most potent days of the stretch, but the forecast hinges on key details.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Using Harsh Lighting While furniture and greenery are essential, the atmosphere of your porch often hinges on your lighting choices.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
Between the tiny crew and heavy dependence on Earth resupply, the experience becomes tense and methodical — closer to running a real-world lunar outpost than a city-builder, where survival hinges on redundancy, efficiency, and careful planning rather than expansion.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
His practice hinges on improvisation, resulting in blunt, expressive, and unpredictable work.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Their capability of rebooting for another momentous chapter largely hinges on this dynamic repeating itself.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Everything hinges on how the price action develops over the next 48 hours.
—CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.
—Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Sunday and Monday have the potential to be the most potent days of the stretch, but the forecast hinges on key details.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Using Harsh Lighting While furniture and greenery are essential, the atmosphere of your porch often hinges on your lighting choices.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
Between the tiny crew and heavy dependence on Earth resupply, the experience becomes tense and methodical — closer to running a real-world lunar outpost than a city-builder, where survival hinges on redundancy, efficiency, and careful planning rather than expansion.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
His practice hinges on improvisation, resulting in blunt, expressive, and unpredictable work.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Their capability of rebooting for another momentous chapter largely hinges on this dynamic repeating itself.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinges
depends
Verb
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Our climate depends on the second half of the rainy season.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Inventory at the Statesmen Market primarily depends on what the Greater Chicago Food Depository has to offer, but there is an online system for Kennedy-King to order select items and quantities from the pantry’s warehouse.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Hinges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinges. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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