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Recent Examples of hinging
Because of that, revenues are prone to volatility, hinging on capital gains from investments, bonuses to executives and windfalls from new stock offerings, and are notoriously difficult for the state to predict.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Exercises that involve pulling and hinging movements can effectively target multiple back muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 17 June 2026
To some professional investors, sentiment on the viability of private markets itself is hinging on SpaceX’s public performance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Sweet Magnolias has not been renewed for a sixth season yet and no writers room for another season had been commissioned by Netflix, with a pickup hinging on the Season 5 performance.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Lenovo aims to become a $100 billion company within the next two years, Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang said in a statement, with much of the growth plan hinging on AI.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 May 2026
After the ship’s owner sued for insurance money, the resulting case—hinging on whether a water shortage onboard justified the murders—gave English citizens an idea of what was being done in their name.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The script is set during the Vietnam War, with the story hinging on Thompson’s suspicious disappearance at the conflict’s height and the range of suspects implicated in the case.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026
But investors are taking a chance in tying their money to college sports at a time when there are unresolved and potentially transformative legal battles, with outcomes hinging less on economics than on judicial decrees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Exercises that involve pulling and hinging movements can effectively target multiple back muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 17 June 2026
To some professional investors, sentiment on the viability of private markets itself is hinging on SpaceX’s public performance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Sweet Magnolias has not been renewed for a sixth season yet and no writers room for another season had been commissioned by Netflix, with a pickup hinging on the Season 5 performance.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Lenovo aims to become a $100 billion company within the next two years, Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang said in a statement, with much of the growth plan hinging on AI.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 May 2026
After the ship’s owner sued for insurance money, the resulting case—hinging on whether a water shortage onboard justified the murders—gave English citizens an idea of what was being done in their name.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The script is set during the Vietnam War, with the story hinging on Thompson’s suspicious disappearance at the conflict’s height and the range of suspects implicated in the case.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2026
But investors are taking a chance in tying their money to college sports at a time when there are unresolved and potentially transformative legal battles, with outcomes hinging less on economics than on judicial decrees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinging
depending
Verb
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The fight is expected to happen in November, although it could yet be pushed back until December, depending on the location.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Their analysis showed that electron penetration into the channel varies depending on the choice of metal electrode and the atomic structure of the contact interface.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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“Hinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinging. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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