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Recent Examples of hinge
However, as industry experts emphasize, the project’s commercial viability hinges entirely on balancing these premium prices with passenger safety.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
This kitchen-adjacent hallway bench also hinges open to reveal a generous space for cleaning tools and supplies.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
But resistance has been strong enough that the case will go before a judge with the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings this month, with residents hoping to halt approval of the wastewater permit on which the future appears to hinge.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
November’s midterm elections will hinge in large part on Americans’ attitudes toward the cost of living, and the polls show the public giving the president poor marks for his handling of the economy.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
This kitchen-adjacent hallway bench also hinges open to reveal a generous space for cleaning tools and supplies.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
But resistance has been strong enough that the case will go before a judge with the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings this month, with residents hoping to halt approval of the wastewater permit on which the future appears to hinge.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
November’s midterm elections will hinge in large part on Americans’ attitudes toward the cost of living, and the polls show the public giving the president poor marks for his handling of the economy.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinge
depend
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Smooth push and pull design so it can be steered like a stroller or pulled like a wagon depending on the situation.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In it, Dekeyser assembles a history and taxonomy of the refusal of technologies, even ones that humans had come to depend on in their daily lives.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Hinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinge. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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