diked

verb

past tense of dike
as in fenced

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  1. fenced
  2. hedged
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  • The home was a natural fit for the NBA guard, complete with a fenced, concrete basketball court outfitted with professional glass backboards.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The incident drew a large law enforcement response to the soccer field, which is fenced off and has a concrete runway leading to a parking lot, KWCH reported.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of fenced
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  • Asked about Comcast’s plan to spin out NBCUniversal and whether Versant would ever consider a reunion with NBCU down the road, Lazarus hedged a bit.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hedged his answers on the Iranian regime’s connection with the Houthis and Hezbollah in a Thursday night interview, denying any formal relationship with either Middle East terrorist group.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hedged
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“Diked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diked. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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