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Recent Examples of hinges
Success in this space often hinges on clinical validation, consumer education, regulatory navigation, and building trust in a historically underserved and stigmatized category.
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Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Eligibility hinges on income limits, sales price caps and credit score — and the right combination of programs depends on your specific situation.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
But as Carrick and his coaching staff look to build a squad that can compete on four fronts, and deal with teams that look to defend deep as well as those who press high, Ederson will be an option in midfield, rather than the midfielder upon whom the team hinges.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The show hinges on finding an ordinary person who, plunged into a group of people he’s never met before, doesn’t reject them as weird or objectionable but embraces them at some basic human level.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Cue a mordantly absurd scene where his chance to land a position in the administration hinges on him successfully retrieving a precious package from a muddy field behind enemy lines, which turns out to be a damp and recalcitrant cat.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
Your exclusive first look at the new D-Day thriller starring Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott (in theaters May 29) that hinges on a weather forecast.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Whether the Red Devils can elevate themselves to the contender class likely hinges on the nation’s older guard, including De Bruyne, recovering their old form.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 May 2026
But the strategy increasingly hinges on one political figure whose own democratic intentions are now under heightened scrutiny.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Eligibility hinges on income limits, sales price caps and credit score — and the right combination of programs depends on your specific situation.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
But as Carrick and his coaching staff look to build a squad that can compete on four fronts, and deal with teams that look to defend deep as well as those who press high, Ederson will be an option in midfield, rather than the midfielder upon whom the team hinges.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The show hinges on finding an ordinary person who, plunged into a group of people he’s never met before, doesn’t reject them as weird or objectionable but embraces them at some basic human level.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Cue a mordantly absurd scene where his chance to land a position in the administration hinges on him successfully retrieving a precious package from a muddy field behind enemy lines, which turns out to be a damp and recalcitrant cat.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
Your exclusive first look at the new D-Day thriller starring Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott (in theaters May 29) that hinges on a weather forecast.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Whether the Red Devils can elevate themselves to the contender class likely hinges on the nation’s older guard, including De Bruyne, recovering their old form.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 May 2026
But the strategy increasingly hinges on one political figure whose own democratic intentions are now under heightened scrutiny.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinges
depends
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But getting Canada to sell medications to Colorado depends on supply.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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That translation also depends on practical supply chain experience, including familiarity with how operational decisions are made, where implementation challenges can arise, and how model outputs are communicated across operations and finance teams.—
Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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“Hinges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinges. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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