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Recent Examples of hinging
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.
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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
Exercises that involve pulling and hinging movements can effectively target multiple back muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Start with primary movement patterns including squatting, hinging, pushing, pulling, rotating and core stabilization, where compensation is easiest to identify and address.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
This foundational pose, which involves hinging at the hips and putting the body into an upside down V shape, recruits major muscles in the back, shoulders and legs.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2026
Today's elections will show just how durable those advances were, hinging in part on the progress the Republican Party under Trump made with groups that once voted more strongly against the GOP, such as Latino voters.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Exercises that involve pulling and hinging movements can effectively target multiple back muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Start with primary movement patterns including squatting, hinging, pushing, pulling, rotating and core stabilization, where compensation is easiest to identify and address.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
This foundational pose, which involves hinging at the hips and putting the body into an upside down V shape, recruits major muscles in the back, shoulders and legs.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2026
Today's elections will show just how durable those advances were, hinging in part on the progress the Republican Party under Trump made with groups that once voted more strongly against the GOP, such as Latino voters.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinging
depending
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Additionally, a study of 39 participant groups in 15 countries showed that people experience the same rhythm differently depending on the culture in which they’ve been immersed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Broadband coverage is available to about 80 percent of Wakulla County, where Mashes Sands Beach is located, and cell service can be unreliable depending on your exact location.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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“Hinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinging. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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