hedge
noun
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow.
hedges
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pluralof hedge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof hedge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
hedgenouna row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow.
Example Sentences
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It gives money to farmers who have turned parts of their land over to schemes such as planting hedges, creating wildflower margins and protecting the soil.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
This dollar weakness would also cheapen foreign-exchange hedging costs, they believed, allowing foreign investors concerned about the U.S. dollar’s long-run status to bolster their foreign-exchange hedges, which in turn would amplify the buck’s weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
“We see hedges as inexpensive and like hedging against a hot print,” the analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mortgage companies often make hedges against their portfolios of mortgages, which change in value with interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Bushes and hedges are trimmed with a precision that seems almost silly.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
