hinging

present participle of hinge
as in depending
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 hinging One pilot stops to pick up a bottle of hot sauce from a counter, hinging at the waist, making sure to keep her hands in view of the camera on her headset at all times. Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 That doesn’t feel quite right for a sequence that ends in tragedy, hinging largely on Perfidia’s struggles with postpartum depression and her encounters with the limits of revolutionary political violence. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025 This strength exercise targets your hips because of the wide stance and hinging combo. Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinging
depending
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  • In Ohio, a defendant is more likely to face the death penalty, depending on where the crime happened.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Calories The calories in apple cider or pumpkin spice drinks vary, depending on what’s added to them.
    Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Hinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinging. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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