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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
Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Jason Miller | Getty Images Kalshi is relying on Wednesday's Knicks game and a New York City bar to show off its hedging-for-the-masses strategy.
—Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 June 2026
But her decision to live a little longer does feel different from Hacks’ typical hedging.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
From Inventory To Treasury Strategy Historically, companies have managed commodity risk primarily through procurement strategies or hedging programs using derivatives.
—Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Combine fencing with hedging to create a privacy wall around an area such as a hot tub.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 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
Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
But a better route to that outcome would be for your electric utility to do that hedging itself and share those savings with you.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
But the fund is also hedging aggressively against parts of the trade becoming overheated.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 May 2026
These aren't boutique players hedging their bets.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 27 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
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
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
These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Jason Miller | Getty Images Kalshi is relying on Wednesday's Knicks game and a New York City bar to show off its hedging-for-the-masses strategy.
—Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 June 2026
But her decision to live a little longer does feel different from Hacks’ typical hedging.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
From Inventory To Treasury Strategy Historically, companies have managed commodity risk primarily through procurement strategies or hedging programs using derivatives.
—Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Combine fencing with hedging to create a privacy wall around an area such as a hot tub.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 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
Verb
On that point, the weather service is hedging its bet as to when that trend will start.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
But a better route to that outcome would be for your electric utility to do that hedging itself and share those savings with you.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
But the fund is also hedging aggressively against parts of the trade becoming overheated.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 May 2026
These aren't boutique players hedging their bets.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 27 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedging
Adjective
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And yet, a skeptic can indulge in some tentative celebration.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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American and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative deal last week to extend their ceasefire, but the agreement has not been finalized.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The wide-ranging lawsuit accuses OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, and one count each of fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Instead of scrambling for shelter, Tran’s family will play host, housing an aunt and uncle who live across the street from the GKN plant.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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In addition to housing the festival, operated by De Niro and Rosenthal’s production company Tribeca Enterprises, the city raised many of this year’s directors and served as both character and backdrop for a slew of the films in the current slate.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The fate of the House bill is uncertain in the Senate.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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And yet, the complex plot comes down to the bond between Albus and Scorpius, who are living in their fathers’ shadows, bullied and uncertain of themselves, as their connections with their dads falter.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The fabrication and shape was reminiscent of old world French couture volumes.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
5 June 2026
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Japanese companies also occupy critical positions throughout the semiconductor value chain, from fabrication equipment and specialty materials to NAND flash memory production, Barclays said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Verb
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People gathered near the site to get a front row seat to the ground-shaking event.—
Abigail Dollins,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
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Then, during one family movie night in November 2020, her husband noticed her arm was shaking.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The sidewalls connect the beads to the tread, enclosing the tire’s body.—
Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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This was not so much about wrapping key players in cotton wool but also enclosing them in bubble wrap, doing everything to avoid injury.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Even when progress is made—like 2017’s commitment to allow American credit cards into China—Beijing is dilatory on execution.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 May 2026
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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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“Hedging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedging. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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