Thesaurus results for HEDGED

hedged

verb

past tense of hedge

as in weaseled

to avoid giving a definite answer or position kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter

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as in housed

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 hedged That makes this corner of the auto industry relatively well-hedged compared to traditional automakers. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 So aldermanic opponents of the mayor reacted strongly when Steven Mahr, then Johnson’s acting CFO, hedged last month on whether the city would make good. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Henry Ford hedged his bets by entering two of his Model Ts in the race. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 The coach confirmed Salah’s availability at Thursday’s news conference, but hedged on exactly what that might look like. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Khan has lately hedged any talk of a digital transformation. — Mike Goldstein, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 The reality, by the document's own account, is more hedged. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Some within the Republican Party have said Florida should aggressively redraw its map to counter Virginia, although others have hedged. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 Marquees in the 1960s pitched violent revenge movies like Bonnie and Clyde but also hedged with Mary Poppins. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core.

— Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026
The temblor set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and also significantly shook Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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The official Walter Cup, presented when the Victoire beat the Ottawa Charge in four games to win the PWHL championship in May, is housed in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Among the 3,000 buildings the first licensed Black architect designed, from private residences to hotels, some of his most appealing—including one that formerly housed actor Denzel Washington’s family—can be found in Toluca Lake.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

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With funding from the Dia Art Foundation, Judd purchased them in 1979 and began his own restoration, replacing the garage doors that enclosed the buildings’ two long sides with a series of continuous windows.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Archimedes’ screw Traditionally associated with Archimedes and dated to around the third century BCE, this machine moves water through a rotating helical surface enclosed inside a cylinder.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

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Germany, which represents the EU’s biggest economy and export market, has waffled over hitting China with sanctions or duties, worried about retaliatory measures.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
But as Topuria protested and the doctor waffled, Goddard and the UFC ruled the bout would continue.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of waffled

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After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Will Hichem stay clean, on the right track when he’s surrounded by people involved in illicit deal-making?

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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But Oliver said the contractors installed the grinder pump a month ago with its own power source encased in a locked box and didn’t provide her with a key.

— Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
With six bedrooms and six full bathrooms spread across more than 9,000 square feet, the home’s three distinct structures are connected by bridges and wrapped in curved glass encased in black steel frames.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026

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