as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way
the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards
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as in to weasel
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter
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2
as in to house
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 hedge
Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis before the global financial crisis in 2008, raised his stakes in JD.com, Alibaba and Baidu, while adding what appeared to be a hedge on his sizable bet on Chinese internet stocks.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
However, most of these current EVs are built on platforms shared with internal combustion engine models, as BMW hedged its bets while electric market growth remained unpredictable.
—Byjames Morris, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Rosemary can be used in a stand-alone herb garden, interspersed with other perennials and shrubs or used as a low growing evergreen hedge.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis before the global financial crisis in 2008, raised his stakes in JD.com, Alibaba and Baidu, while adding what appeared to be a hedge on his sizable bet on Chinese internet stocks.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Right now consumers aren’t going along, and automakers are pulling back and hedging their bets.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
However, most of these current EVs are built on platforms shared with internal combustion engine models, as BMW hedged its bets while electric market growth remained unpredictable.
—Byjames Morris, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedge
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Go with your gut Bird was speaking on a panel alongside big hitters in the UK industry like Fremantle’s Brown, who delivered an impassioned plea for execs on both sides of the commissioning fence to take risks.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The post explained that these fast, dog-like creatures can climb fences or wait in the shadows, ready to pounce on a pet when the opportunity presents itself.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
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But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2024
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Zheng was ordered held without bail by a judge, but the Department of Correction would not say where he is being housed.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Mary is the director at the hospital where the Holmes Clinic is housed, and Chestnut and Aytes have fantastic chemistry despite their characters’ differing patient care tactics.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Some of the moves revive policies from his first administration, including forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, cracking down on asylum access and finishing the border wall.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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When Trump declared a similar national emergency on the border in 2019 in order to justify using military funds for building a border wall, courts blocked the move, saying a military construction project needed to be in support of a military deployment.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the potential for shaking things up would be there every day.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While the main bar is enclosed with air-conditioning, it's flanked by two outdoor spaces for smokers, notably those dabbling in the fine cigars sold on the terrace.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The rotunda, which is enclosed by the dome of the Capitol, will be out of sight from the public.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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While corporate America has long celebrated shattering the glass ceiling, a more pervasive barrier continues to hold women back from reaching leadership positions — the broken rung.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Only two people survived after the 15-year-old 737-800 Boeing plane run by Jeju Air skidded across the landing strip without landing gear and crashed into a concrete barrier containing antennas, bursting into flames.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Six months after the hurricane, Williams is rebuilding The Last Bar Before the Jungle piece by piece, searing spiny lobsters on a stovetop surrounded by power tools.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Catamaran cruises are the most popular way to explore the islands and allow visitors to hike to scenic viewpoints or explore surrounding dive sites.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Hedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedge. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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