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depend v.
hinge on v.

VERB

depend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hinge on rest on revolve around

STRONG

bottom found ground hang rest stay

WEAK

be at mercy of be conditioned be connected with be determined by be in control of be in the power of be subject to be subordinate to hang in suspense hang on pend rest with revolve on stand on trust to turn on

VERB

hinge on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depend on rest on

WEAK

be at mercy of be conditioned be connected with be determined by be in control of be in the power of be subject to be subordinate to bottom found ground hang hang in suspense hang on hang upon pend re rest

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be based on

If so, it and the “Hever Rose” could both be based on a lost earlier work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

He said the plan would be based on removing more foreign national offenders from prisons, releasing some offenders on indefinite sentences, and using space in women's jails for male inmates.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“And when it comes to our news operations, I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views. I believe that news should be based on facts and truth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

"I believe that news should be based on facts and truth."

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The color scheme of the whole sanatorium seemed to be based on liver.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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