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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, 26 Jan. 2026
When uncertainty becomes multi-domain, the usual playbook of risk transfer and quarterly hedging does not hold.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Analysts at Tier1Alpha warned the S&P 500 is approaching what’s known as a negative gamma zone, a setup that can amplify market swings as dealer hedging reinforces prevailing momentum, a risk heightened as buyback blackout periods near.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Our hedging option structure will be focused on the relatively weaker Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) .
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
While Oliver Wyman Forum found that Gen X and Baby Boomers’ investment portfolios tend to have more traditional compositions with higher levels of diversification and risk-hedging, cryptocurrency makes up more than one third of 71% of Gen Z investors’ portfolios, according to WEF.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
The choreography of hedging between Washington and Beijing, while simultaneously adjusting to American pressure, masks a deeper continuity.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
This approach can also be useful for long-term hedging or wealth preservation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Pursuing greater independence would mean higher taxes, social spending cuts, and possibly conscription or nuclearization—all of which are likely to be jarring and unnerving to citizens, who may vote out of office those politicians who seek the path of hedging.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Investors are hedging their bets and consolidating capital to a few strong companies.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Proponents of prediction markets claim even sports markets have hedging utility, citing the example of a team winning a championship providing a boost to local businesses around a stadium.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The price forecast for silver in 2026 remains strong and the metal offers many of the same inflation-hedging and portfolio-diversifying elements that gold does.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Like Birds’ pass defense to cool down Shough, but hedging with Saints to cover getting that extra half-point.
—Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Cameron has also been hedging his bets in the press with regard to Avatar 4 and 5, so Bliss is on pins and needles like everybody else.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
And other countries hedging between Washington and Beijing will take note.
—Kevin Whitaker, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 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
In such conditions, apparent irrationality can invite probing, hedging or reciprocal escalation.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
When uncertainty becomes multi-domain, the usual playbook of risk transfer and quarterly hedging does not hold.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Analysts at Tier1Alpha warned the S&P 500 is approaching what’s known as a negative gamma zone, a setup that can amplify market swings as dealer hedging reinforces prevailing momentum, a risk heightened as buyback blackout periods near.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Our hedging option structure will be focused on the relatively weaker Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) .
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
While Oliver Wyman Forum found that Gen X and Baby Boomers’ investment portfolios tend to have more traditional compositions with higher levels of diversification and risk-hedging, cryptocurrency makes up more than one third of 71% of Gen Z investors’ portfolios, according to WEF.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
The choreography of hedging between Washington and Beijing, while simultaneously adjusting to American pressure, masks a deeper continuity.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
This approach can also be useful for long-term hedging or wealth preservation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Pursuing greater independence would mean higher taxes, social spending cuts, and possibly conscription or nuclearization—all of which are likely to be jarring and unnerving to citizens, who may vote out of office those politicians who seek the path of hedging.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
Indeed, any jitters in China are only playing into wider questions about whether investors should be hedging themselves against headwinds to the dollar.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Investors are hedging their bets and consolidating capital to a few strong companies.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Proponents of prediction markets claim even sports markets have hedging utility, citing the example of a team winning a championship providing a boost to local businesses around a stadium.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The price forecast for silver in 2026 remains strong and the metal offers many of the same inflation-hedging and portfolio-diversifying elements that gold does.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Like Birds’ pass defense to cool down Shough, but hedging with Saints to cover getting that extra half-point.
—Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Cameron has also been hedging his bets in the press with regard to Avatar 4 and 5, so Bliss is on pins and needles like everybody else.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
And other countries hedging between Washington and Beijing will take note.
—Kevin Whitaker, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedging
Adjective
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The district and union on Saturday came to a tentative agreement on a sanctuary school policy, mirroring the city’s own, that aims to protect immigrant and refugee students.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospital systems have reached tentative agreements with management to end a historic strike that began nearly a month ago, the New York State Nurses Association announced Monday.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That’s textbook misrepresentation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The fundamental flaw in the TrumpRx model lies in a misunderstanding — or perhaps a willful misrepresentation — of how most Americans pay for their prescription medications.—
Ryan N. Hansen,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That represents a significant increase from the same period last year, when the detention facilities were housing roughly 3,000 people per day.—
Mathew Miranda
February 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hobart Historical Society received $3,840 for a rehabilitation assessment of the 1914 Carnegie Library housing the historical society through the Efroymson Family Endangered Places program.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But a month after Maduro’s capture, while some see reason for optimism in the economy and releases of political prisoners, the country remains on an uncertain path.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Garland’s uncertain availability, and the Cavaliers’ need to get star Donovan Mitchell more scoring help, motivated Cleveland to swap their young floor leader for Harden, who is 10 years older.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The company provides fabrication, installation and tower services for broadcast, cellular, railroad and wind industries, according to its website.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, building a 3 nm fabrication facility now costs over $20 billion.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Figure skater Amber Glenn skated off the ice, shaking her head after an early landing bobble during today's competition.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Both physical strength and constant mental attention are required for this sport in order to control heart rate and shaking in the muscles.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Also new were the designer’s first jersey pieces, with draping departing from the rear and enclosing the shoulders, open on the midriff and sculpted around the hips.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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And while the fence enclosing the yard is made of vinyl — which is flammable — the five-foot section closest to the house is a metal gate.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 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
Cite this Entry
“Hedging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedging. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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