as in fences
a physical object that blocks the way
the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards
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as in weasels
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter
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as in houses
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 hedges
Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
This evergreen shrub is perfect for shearing and shaping into formal hedges.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
What may be concerning is Tuesday’s slide also coincided with investors appearing to load up on market hedges.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Behind gates and towering hedges on almost a third of an acre, the striking terracotta mansard-roof structure is fronted by an attached two-car garage and a gravel motor court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
The couple planted hedges by property fences and around the house to ground them.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Zilpha still thought of Jaron as a man of Cornish hedges, although his work was with Charles Upchurch Sway Partners (CUSP), a hedge fund operated from a central trunk in Lausanne and its stout branch in New York.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Kroger hems, haws and hedges on pledge Subsequent posts by Kroger suggest its digital team was a little surprised by the volume of likes and wary of the implications.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
The garden was first turned into a rose garden in 1913, when first lady Ellen Axson Wilson, married to President Woodrow Wilson, had the colonial garden demolished to make way for beds of rose hedges along allées that the president used for walks.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Yoshioka recommended diversifying into international stocks and inflation hedges, such as commodities, precious metals and real assets.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
This evergreen shrub is perfect for shearing and shaping into formal hedges.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
What may be concerning is Tuesday’s slide also coincided with investors appearing to load up on market hedges.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Behind gates and towering hedges on almost a third of an acre, the striking terracotta mansard-roof structure is fronted by an attached two-car garage and a gravel motor court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
The couple planted hedges by property fences and around the house to ground them.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Zilpha still thought of Jaron as a man of Cornish hedges, although his work was with Charles Upchurch Sway Partners (CUSP), a hedge fund operated from a central trunk in Lausanne and its stout branch in New York.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Kroger hems, haws and hedges on pledge Subsequent posts by Kroger suggest its digital team was a little surprised by the volume of likes and wary of the implications.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
The garden was first turned into a rose garden in 1913, when first lady Ellen Axson Wilson, married to President Woodrow Wilson, had the colonial garden demolished to make way for beds of rose hedges along allées that the president used for walks.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedges
Noun
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Barriers have been set up even further, while some fences for traffic were painted in rainbow colors to make the controls feel more festive.—
Eunice Yoon,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Imagine rolling through the coolest zoo ever if zoos had no fences.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On the design front, the Loop has a soft textile band and a slim buckle that houses the Polar Precision Prime sensor.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Belize Zoo is a unique conservation area that houses over 150 animals, all native to Belize.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, hospitals face growing pressure to reduce readmissions and manage outcomes beyond their walls.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Barriers like highways, fencing, border walls and other development projects threaten to leave roaming species without the option to expand, ultimately leading to localized extinction.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don Felder, a second cousin who now helps manage Gibson’s estate and legacy, grew up hearing her tell stories breaking the barriers in tennis and then in golf.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Speak No Evil star is bringing his directorial debut California Schemin’ to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, and his hip hop hoax movie reveals why Scots speaking with a different accent from the English face key barriers to success down south.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Slamming through barricades and brush, the car picks up realistic damage effects, with its rear bumper and license plate dangling in tow.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Hedges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedges. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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