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 But all this could hinge not on games, sets and matches, but on the court in Switzerland that will decide the outcome of Sinner’s doping case. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 The success of any new ERP implementation hinges significantly on user engagement and adoption. Cory McNeley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 One episode hinged around a crazed horse kicking a cowboy to death. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024 As the game of hide-and-seek gives way, new strategies may hinge more on asymmetric innovations than on submarine numbers and stealth—regardless of how sophisticated those submarines are. IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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