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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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Each experience builds resilience and encourages you to get curious rather than be tentative.—
Heather Kelly,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The University of California and AFSCME Local 3299 reached a last-minute tentative deal hours before more than 40,000 workers were set to strike across 10 campuses.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Trump’s penchant for exaggeration, self-promotion, and misrepresentation is hardly new.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Oritain reported that enforcement of the False Claims Act is now a major risk in trade fraud and origin misrepresentation cases.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The massive data centers, warehouse-like buildings housing the computer servers and other infrastructure used to power AI, are at the center of steadily growing complaints from communities about energy bills, noise and environmental impacts.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Eskamani also called for reforms to how FWC oversees facilities housing the animals, as the agency is not equipped to perform medical checks on the animals.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Hulse felt both hopeful and uncertain.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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What was once a slow and uncertain flow of prospective officers has evolved into a steady stream of qualified candidates, producing record-sized recruit classes.—
Joy Lepola-Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Samsung operates 12 fabrication lines, employs over 260,000 people worldwide, and is investing $73 billion in semiconductor capex and R&D this year alone, the largest single-year chip investment by any company in history.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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The Gemert bike bridge vividly illustrates how digital fabrication can cut waste.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The other shows the two world leaders shaking hands.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Rinse under cold water 1 minute, shaking to ensure a thorough rinse.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
Verb
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This likely can’t be done before the embryo is in place, as simply pumping more material into the yolk would likely cause the membrane enclosing it to burst.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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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
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 21 May. 2026.
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