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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
Over the years, more and more students have hedged their bets on a graduate degree to boost their salaries.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The attachment to a communications consulting and strategy business creates the risk of conflicts of interest — or, even worse in the world of chat shows, that opinions will get hedged.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Ryanair has hedged roughly 84% of its fuel needs for the current quarter, and Finnair has hedged more than 80% of its first-quarter fuel purchases.
—Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Finnair, which had hedged over 80% of its first-quarter fuel purchases, warned, however, that even the availability of fuel could be at risk if the conflict dragged on.
—Shivangi Lahiri, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Effectively, Seattle hedged its bets by selling Marchment, then ran hot to position itself to make a value purchase at deadline day.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The prediction markets have done what any savvy trader or firm might—they’ve hedged their bets.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
But this also means that many investors who haven't yet hedged because protective options are so expensive are ready to sell shares in the face of weakness.
—Scott Nations, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Some, like Baker, hedged their bets a little after being asked by The Bee if Sacramento was Giants or A’s country.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
The attachment to a communications consulting and strategy business creates the risk of conflicts of interest — or, even worse in the world of chat shows, that opinions will get hedged.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Ryanair has hedged roughly 84% of its fuel needs for the current quarter, and Finnair has hedged more than 80% of its first-quarter fuel purchases.
—Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Finnair, which had hedged over 80% of its first-quarter fuel purchases, warned, however, that even the availability of fuel could be at risk if the conflict dragged on.
—Shivangi Lahiri, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Effectively, Seattle hedged its bets by selling Marchment, then ran hot to position itself to make a value purchase at deadline day.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The prediction markets have done what any savvy trader or firm might—they’ve hedged their bets.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
But this also means that many investors who haven't yet hedged because protective options are so expensive are ready to sell shares in the face of weakness.
—Scott Nations, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Some, like Baker, hedged their bets a little after being asked by The Bee if Sacramento was Giants or A’s country.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedged
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Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The National Quantum Algorithm Center is temporarily housed at Hyde Park Labs, a commercial science and tech hub affiliated with the University of Chicago, with plans to move to the quantum park when it is built out.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The pair shook hands and shared some laughs with those waiting in line to see them.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bennedict Mathurin shook off his recent slump to score a team-high 20 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists.—
Janis Carr,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of them are travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the experiment, enclosed in petri dishes inside a pod that measures 4 by 4 by 12 inches (10 by 10 by 30 centimeters).—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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This control was reflected in the layout of the site, in which workshop areas–identified by furnaces and bronze artifacts—were enclosed by earthen walls and moats, suggesting oversight and protection.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Where the hill of Fiesole begins to climb, but still in Florence, that’s where the quiet idyll of Il Salviatino begins, a 15th-century villa surrounded by a 13-acre park just 10 minutes away from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and a 25-minute ride from the airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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If your lawn is surrounded by weeds, gophers may be attracted to the area, dining on the roots of the weeds on the way to your lawn.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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In January, Meta fired 10 percent of the Reality Labs unit, or about 1,500 employees, and this month waffled on shutting the whole thing down.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dietary recommendations have waffled over time.—
Tania Fabo,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Most bathrooms come with showers encased in rounded Crittal-style glass.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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Of the five live roaches spotted, one was crawling on a handwash sink inside the kitchen and two ducked under a coffee machine nearby.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Republicans broadly supported the administration's military action in Iran, but most GOP incumbents in competitive races have noticeably ducked addressing rising gas prices while defending the war itself.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Hedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedged. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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