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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They can also game financial regulations with interest-rate hedges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“We see hedges as inexpensive and like hedging against a hot print,” the analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
UWM had taken on those hedges, Ishbia said, because of a failed acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
By the time Det Con Ryan came across it, it was partially obscured by overgrown hedges and long grass.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
There are shattered mailboxes, cars that have jumped curbs into hedges, and the kind of random debris that one generally doesn’t find in a turnkey community like this one.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
