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as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter
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as in housing
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 hedging
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The benefits of variation An evolutionary theory called bet-hedging suggests that in an unpredictable environment, having options can be less risky.
—Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Other actors stacked up projects like poker chips, supplementing TV work with movies, theatre gigs, or branding deals, feverishly hedging against the risks of a shrinking industry.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The floating-rate structure of private-credit funds can also support hedging strategies, especially during a period of rising inflation or rising interest rates.
—Henry Fernandez, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
For Thailand, submarines aren’t a top defense priority; this is less about military need and more about political signaling and hedging between great powers.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Companies that treat price management as a strategic capability—blending long‑term offtakes, hedging instruments and scenario planning—are better positioned to sustain research and development spending even during down cycles.
—Brendon Grunewald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The threat created by Iran’s hedging, combined with the second Obama administration’s desire to find a comprehensive diplomatic solution, resulted in successful negotiation of the landmark deal that pushed Iran’s program much further away from a bomb.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
For example, while Christian McCaffrey dominates the running back projections, his injury history has Jake hedging and slotting him behind Bjian Robinson, Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs in his rankings.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
That’s not Gilligan hedging his bets.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Populations with these kinds of bet-hedging genes can therefore have a higher chance of surviving in unpredictable environments.
—Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
In that context, hedging even after a dip like Friday's can still make sense.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
By tapping Broadcom’s networking technology, OpenAI is hedging its bets.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
By entering the Ethiopian market, KCB and Equity would be further hedging their bets outside of Kenya.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
And while analysts expect Nvidia — the undisputed leader in AI chips — to remain OpenAI’s core infrastructure partner, the ChatGPT maker is now also hedging its bets with its AMD deal.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
When America goes back on its word, leaving allies exposed, such countries learn their lesson and start hedging.
—Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Dominic Volek, group head at Henley & Partners, frames the trend as one of rebalancing and hedging jurisdictional exposure.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
The figures were driven by an increase in commercial aircraft deliveries, currency hedging and its helicopter services, the company said.
—Hugh Leask,tasmin Lockwood,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The benefits of variation An evolutionary theory called bet-hedging suggests that in an unpredictable environment, having options can be less risky.
—Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Other actors stacked up projects like poker chips, supplementing TV work with movies, theatre gigs, or branding deals, feverishly hedging against the risks of a shrinking industry.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The floating-rate structure of private-credit funds can also support hedging strategies, especially during a period of rising inflation or rising interest rates.
—Henry Fernandez, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
For Thailand, submarines aren’t a top defense priority; this is less about military need and more about political signaling and hedging between great powers.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Companies that treat price management as a strategic capability—blending long‑term offtakes, hedging instruments and scenario planning—are better positioned to sustain research and development spending even during down cycles.
—Brendon Grunewald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The threat created by Iran’s hedging, combined with the second Obama administration’s desire to find a comprehensive diplomatic solution, resulted in successful negotiation of the landmark deal that pushed Iran’s program much further away from a bomb.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
For example, while Christian McCaffrey dominates the running back projections, his injury history has Jake hedging and slotting him behind Bjian Robinson, Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs in his rankings.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Bet-hedging super PACs aren’t offering a coherent policy position for voters to weigh but instead trying to cover all bases in an election.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
That’s not Gilligan hedging his bets.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Populations with these kinds of bet-hedging genes can therefore have a higher chance of surviving in unpredictable environments.
—Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
In that context, hedging even after a dip like Friday's can still make sense.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
By tapping Broadcom’s networking technology, OpenAI is hedging its bets.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
By entering the Ethiopian market, KCB and Equity would be further hedging their bets outside of Kenya.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
And while analysts expect Nvidia — the undisputed leader in AI chips — to remain OpenAI’s core infrastructure partner, the ChatGPT maker is now also hedging its bets with its AMD deal.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
When America goes back on its word, leaving allies exposed, such countries learn their lesson and start hedging.
—Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedging
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As health care has become a sticking point in the shutdown impasse, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Monday released a tentative framework for a potential deal that would extend expiring the health insurance subsidies that have been at the center of the shutdown debate.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The tentative opening is this fall, but is tentative based on the progress of construction.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The program aims to address underrepresentation and misrepresentation of health conditions in media by supporting creators who weave patient and treatment narratives into everyday storytelling.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 'Christian genocide' narrative is a misrepresentation of our complex security reality, which affects citizens of all faiths.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Something fishy is going on at restaurant across from the Boise Co-op — but not because that space is housing its third concept in two years.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Nov. 2025
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The camp in Tawila is already housing around half a million people, says Saraf, so expecting tens of thousands more requires planning to distribute sanitation, water, and basic educational services.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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At the moment, its age is still uncertain.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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How Barton will advance his campaigns now is uncertain.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wafer starts refer to the number of new semiconductor wafers that initiate the manufacturing process in a fabrication plant.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The tubular shape of the niobium disulfide nanotubes also addresses a long-standing challenge in nanoscale fabrication.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just two weeks ago, Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi was shaking hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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As the title suggests, this sprawling tale centers on Raja, a man in his sixties who lives with his mother in Beirut, a city shaking with political and ecological turmoil.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Compared to the popular Cassia Lace Up option, the Cassia Nodo is more of a classic pump style, covering the sides of the foot and enclosing the heel.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Two hundred years later, Slott preserved the historic facade while enclosing the rear of the home in glass to overlook the waterfall that once powered the mill.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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He can’t be blamed for the agency’s dilatory response to problems at the plant.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
25 May 2022
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“Hedging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedging. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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