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Recent Examples of hinges
To thrive in the rapidly evolving age of generative AI, senior leaders need to recognize that success hinges less on the technology itself than on leadership and organizational transformation.
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Harvard Business Review, 7 Oct. 2025
Everything hinges, however, on the assertion that bondpeople were constant capital, which appears five times within the first fifty pages of the work.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Her surviving twin’s fate now hinges in part on decisions made thousands of miles away in Washington, DC.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
For retail sponsors, success now hinges largely on both a macro view of the portfolio and a granular focus on individual asset performance.
—Andrew Denardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And by the demands of working with Shia LaBeouf, whose method hinges upon antagonizing his director at every turn.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Bob Iger, the CEO of the company has increasingly articulated a path that hinges heavily on reaching digital viewers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Harvard Business Review, 7 Oct. 2025
Everything hinges, however, on the assertion that bondpeople were constant capital, which appears five times within the first fifty pages of the work.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Her surviving twin’s fate now hinges in part on decisions made thousands of miles away in Washington, DC.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
For retail sponsors, success now hinges largely on both a macro view of the portfolio and a granular focus on individual asset performance.
—Andrew Denardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And by the demands of working with Shia LaBeouf, whose method hinges upon antagonizing his director at every turn.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Bob Iger, the CEO of the company has increasingly articulated a path that hinges heavily on reaching digital viewers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinges
depends
Verb
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Whether those come or not, Dallas’ success likely depends on Prescott, Lamb, Pickens and the rest of the offense.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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By comparing two types of borosilicate glass, one containing magnesium and one without, the team discovered that the diffusion of boron atoms depends strongly on the glass composition and the time it has been exposed to water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hinges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinges. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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