as in partially
in some measure or degree
that was a halfway decent performance of a difficult piece
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as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
when halfway measures, such as posting signs, failed to keep people off the property, a fence was erected
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as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
by the time she had reached the halfway point, she was ready to quit the marathon
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Recent Examples of halfway
David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
The last ping from Owen’s phone came from the intersection of Highway 120 and Victory Ave., about halfway between the smaller towns of Escalon and Oakdale, Fresno NBC affiliate KSEE reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Near the tunnel's halfway point, there's a 2.6-mile-long spur with the island of Kvitsøy, Norway's smallest municipality.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Adverb
Its track will take it about halfway between Bermuda and the U.S. coastline through this week.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
The last ping from Owen’s phone came from the intersection of Highway 120 and Victory Ave., about halfway between the smaller towns of Escalon and Oakdale, Fresno NBC affiliate KSEE reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
As the team hits the halfway point of training camp in Oxnard, the starting cornerbacks are expected to be DaRon Bland, Kaiir Elam and either Israel Mukuamu or Kemon Hall when the Cowboys line up against the Philadelphia Eagles in week one.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Near the tunnel's halfway point, there's a 2.6-mile-long spur with the island of Kvitsøy, Norway's smallest municipality.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
Adverb
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American Airlines wants to fly more on the West Coast and in the Pacific, partially through a codeshare with Alaska Airlines, but the carrier appears not to want the flying to be done by its own pilots.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lawyers for the Trump administration and Washington, D.C., reached an agreement Friday to partially scale back U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's order placing the city's police force under federal control.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The construction for the project went slower than anticipated, and was incomplete in anticipation of flooding season, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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These systems often contain unmonitored, outdated and incomplete data, creating blind spots and risk.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ford and Chevrolet were near the middle and Stellantis brands Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and Ram occupied the bottom four of the 16 mass market slots, with Ram seeing the most significant decline from last year.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, which holds 70,000, was about half filled Saturday.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The new truck will be made with 20 percent fewer parts than a traditional gas vehicle, Ford has said, and half as many cooling hoses.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The prehistoric remains — consisting of a partial skull with teeth and ear bones — were discovered on the rocky shores of Victoria by Ross Dullard, a local resident, in 2019.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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This initiates a continuous, adaptive cycle: retrieving data, reasoning over it, taking actions, storing partial outcomes and adjusting future steps.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The manufacturers that produce these gases typically are located in communities where the people are Black, Latino or Native American and earn less money than the state median income.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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New Jersey stayed the third-best state to live in, having a high median household income, low rate of poverty, high life expectancy, and low crime rate.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the dramatic exit seems to be part of a bit, part attention-grabbing and partly born out of the difficulty of wrangling a bunch of newly famous and increasingly wealthy influencers in the same place at the same time.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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Wheeler and Smith arranged and partly financed a car for Guthrie to drive, as well as a crew chief to lean on and a female team owner from Charlotte to help pay the bills.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Aug. 2025
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Aid distribution in Gaza has not always been this deficient, or fatal.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
26 July 2025
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The 11 dimensions of character can manifest in deficient and excess states as shown in Table 1.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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