Thesaurus results for HEDGED

hedged

verb

past tense of hedge

as in weaseled

to avoid giving a definite answer or position kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter

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as in housed

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the prison was hedged by a high stone wall

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Recent Examples of hedged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hedged his answers on the Iranian regime’s connection with the Houthis and Hezbollah in a Thursday night interview, denying any formal relationship with either Middle East terrorist group. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 That makes this corner of the auto industry relatively well-hedged compared to traditional automakers. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 So aldermanic opponents of the mayor reacted strongly when Steven Mahr, then Johnson’s acting CFO, hedged last month on whether the city would make good. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Henry Ford hedged his bets by entering two of his Model Ts in the race. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 The coach confirmed Salah’s availability at Thursday’s news conference, but hedged on exactly what that might look like. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Khan has lately hedged any talk of a digital transformation. — Mike Goldstein, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 The reality, by the document's own account, is more hedged. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Some within the Republican Party have said Florida should aggressively redraw its map to counter Virginia, although others have hedged. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

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O’Shea shook hands with the referee and his assistants but there was no attempt to shake the hand of Israel captain Manor Solomon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The policeman held on to Shorty’s biceps and shook them slightly, both giving the sense of a loving embrace and using his strength to lift Shorty ever so slightly off the ground and clear of the entrance.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of shook

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Crews went floor to floor, hitting individual cubicles, offices and even coordinating with a restaurant also housed in the building.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Palisades originally housed an 805-megawatt reactor, which is now in the final technical stages of restarting.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of housed

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In home gardens, small orchards, and organic operations, individual developing apples can be enclosed in protective bags that prevent female flies from reaching the fruit and laying eggs.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Samson says the wings, tail and propeller are now fully enclosed inside the vehicle during driving mode.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Northeast faces a wet, windy weekend Forecast models have waffled back and forth for days but have been consistent on putting New England and Long Island, New York, in the bull’s-eye of the storm’s most significant rain and wind this weekend.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Germany, which represents the EU’s biggest economy and export market, has waffled over hitting China with sanctions or duties, worried about retaliatory measures.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026

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Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
And at the L’Anse-Pleureuse rest area on Route 198, just outside Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, the view of a lake surrounded by mountainous terrain is well worth a stop.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounded

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Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
But then, Jackson ducked low beneath two heavyweight defenders.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ducked

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Chiuri’s runway was encased by a reflective glass structure, which some observers presumed was a device to prevent protester interventions.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
The team anticipated this when preparing for put the quantum computer in space and encased the device in centimeter-thick, aerospace-grade aluminum.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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