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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
Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Airlines with stronger margin buffers, better fuel hedging, and lower direct operational exposure to the Middle East are among those expected to best weather the looming travel turmoil, Loredana Muharremi, equity analyst at Morningstar, wrote in a note on Wednesday.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Palencia made such an impression during last year’s playoffs that Counsell confirmed at the start of spring training that the hard-throwing reliever would be the Opening Day closer, a departure from the manager’s usual hedging.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The hedging vocabulary is your diagnostic.
—Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Big carriers often run more fuel-efficient trucks than small operators and have sophisticated fuel hedging strategies.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Approaches such as momentum trading, mean reversion, and hedging can be applied.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Once the contracts roll off, the mechanical buying and selling tied to hedging will fade, potentially leaving Bitcoin more exposed to external catalysts.
—Sidhartha Shukla, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The war will almost certainly accelerate a trend toward strategic hedging that was already underway, with countries turning to China, Russia, and Europe for certain types of arms and partnerships, while deepening their reliance on Washington for others.
—Frederic Wehrey, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Others are hedging their bets that the infrastructure will attract the tenant.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Whereas the Rams of a half-decade ago traded these draft picks for star players in order to maximize the limited years left for All-Pros like Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, this version of the team is hedging somewhere in the middle.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The budget airline is hedging 70% of its summer fuel, with the price locked in at $706 per metric ton of jet fuel.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Both players held personal reasons to come to Chicago, but neither would have bought in without faith that the Sky were committed to winning immediately rather than hedging their bets on the long term.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Many are hedging, delaying, or turning back altogether.
—Sohel Uddin, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Airports typically store just a few days’ worth of jet fuel, and airlines largely stopped hedging and storing their own fuel in recent years.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
At the same time, Delta appears to be hedging its bets.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
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
Combine fencing with hedging to create a privacy wall around an area such as a hot tub.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Airlines with stronger margin buffers, better fuel hedging, and lower direct operational exposure to the Middle East are among those expected to best weather the looming travel turmoil, Loredana Muharremi, equity analyst at Morningstar, wrote in a note on Wednesday.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Palencia made such an impression during last year’s playoffs that Counsell confirmed at the start of spring training that the hard-throwing reliever would be the Opening Day closer, a departure from the manager’s usual hedging.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The hedging vocabulary is your diagnostic.
—Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Big carriers often run more fuel-efficient trucks than small operators and have sophisticated fuel hedging strategies.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Approaches such as momentum trading, mean reversion, and hedging can be applied.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Once the contracts roll off, the mechanical buying and selling tied to hedging will fade, potentially leaving Bitcoin more exposed to external catalysts.
—Sidhartha Shukla, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The war will almost certainly accelerate a trend toward strategic hedging that was already underway, with countries turning to China, Russia, and Europe for certain types of arms and partnerships, while deepening their reliance on Washington for others.
—Frederic Wehrey, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Washington has long been the ally of choice for the region, which has seen strong economic growth in previous years thanks largely to the American security umbrella, but various nations have begun hedging their ties to the US.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Others are hedging their bets that the infrastructure will attract the tenant.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Whereas the Rams of a half-decade ago traded these draft picks for star players in order to maximize the limited years left for All-Pros like Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, this version of the team is hedging somewhere in the middle.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The budget airline is hedging 70% of its summer fuel, with the price locked in at $706 per metric ton of jet fuel.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Both players held personal reasons to come to Chicago, but neither would have bought in without faith that the Sky were committed to winning immediately rather than hedging their bets on the long term.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Many are hedging, delaying, or turning back altogether.
—Sohel Uddin, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Airports typically store just a few days’ worth of jet fuel, and airlines largely stopped hedging and storing their own fuel in recent years.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
At the same time, Delta appears to be hedging its bets.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedging
Adjective
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The tentative contract still needs to be voted on by its members.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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The union agreed to a deal about a month after the Writers Guild of America announced its tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Often, this is based on an accusation of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Through a complaint drafted by Gary DeVito and other attorneys from Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, Bohm accuses them of fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Last year, the Portuguese collector Armando Martins opened MACAM, a museum housing his collection of 600 works, paired with a 64-room hotel, all set within the former Palace of the Counts of Vila Franca, in Lisbon.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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The center, which sits on the same piece of land as the Collinswood Language Academy, was shut down in 2021 due to health concerns, years after it was converted into office space after previously housing the Smith Academy of International Languages.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The team now plans to further refine the method for broader industrial applications where robots must operate under uncertain or changing conditions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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In March, Beijing set its lowest growth target in decades, as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with weak domestic demand and an uncertain global outlook.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Intel is indeed ramping up capacity quickly, with a new chip fabrication plant now in high-volume production in Chandler, Arizona.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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By the Second World War, the steel alloys had improved in composition, metal fabrication methods made armor more homogeneous, and the thickness was increased to create much tougher plating.—
David Szondy
May 07,
New Atlas,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Structure information summary Most structures in this region are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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About 180,000 people experienced light to strong shaking, according to the USGS.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Verb
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These nanoreactors are built as porous shells enclosing an internal cavity that hosts catalytically active nanoparticles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Archaeologists found that the site’s foragers had crafted small huts from brushwood, weaving them into dome-like structures enclosing a central hearth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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 11 May. 2026.
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