hinge

as in to depend
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 hinge Keeping your chest up, hinge forward at your hips as if sitting back in a chair. Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025 Engaging your core, hinge at the hips and bend your knees at the same time. Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024 Elliott’s campaign hinged in large part on the removal of Executive Chairman Gary Kelly and CEO Bob Jordan. Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024 Satrapi explained her decision, which hinged in part on France’s visa policies, in an Instagram post addressed to French culture minister Rachida Dati. News Desk, Artforum, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hinge 

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“Hinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinge. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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