the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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Dolphins overcame a Tagovailoa interception -- his NFL-leading 15th -- to cash a 54-yard field goal, then gave up a 1-yard Steelers scoring run in the last seconds of the half.
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Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The penny is the first coin to be discontinued since the half-cent in 1857, according to the AP.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Lone Star had 28 points at the half.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Luckily, Carolina was able to answer with the 40-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Fitzgerald to end the half.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The penny is the first coin to be discontinued since the half-cent in 1857, according to the AP.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Lone Star had 28 points at the half.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Luckily, Carolina was able to answer with the 40-yard field goal from kicker Ryan Fitzgerald to end the half.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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