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hedge

[hej] / hɛdʒ /
NOUN
boundary, obstacle, especially one made of plants
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fence shrubbery
STRONG
barrier bush enclosure guard hedgerow hurdle protection quickset screen thicket windbreak
Antonyms
STRONG
opening
VERB
avoid, dodge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fudge sidestep waffle
STRONG
duck equivocate evade flip-flop jive prevaricate pussyfoot quibble shuck shuffle stall stonewall temporize tergiversate
WEAK
be noncommittal beat around the bush blow hot and cold cop a plea cop out give the runaround hem and haw pass the buck run around shilly-shally sit on the fence tergiverse
Antonyms
STRONG
face meet
WEAK
confront release
VERB
enclose
Synonyms
STRONG
block border cage confine coop corral edge fence girdle hinder immure obstruct pen restrict ring siege surround
WEAK
hem in
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist center free help let go promote release set free
WEAK
confront face meet

Example Sentences

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Stubbs and O’Malley recommend investors ”stay aligned with hard power industries to benefit from fiscal support and to hedge AI disruption.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The longer the conflict continues the less scope they have to "hedge" their prices in this way.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Carried interest refers to profit earned by managers of hedge funds and other private-market vehicles.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

ValueWorks manages about $375 million in individual accounts and a hedge fund in New York.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

A Greek hedge fund investor named Theo Phanos heard Lippmann pitch his idea at a Deutsche Bank conference in Phoenix, Arizona, and immediately placed his own bet.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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