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
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
Fill a jar or pan halfway with soapy water and set it under a light.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2025
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The three times being hit in a span of 10 plate appearances puts him halfway to his career high of six in 2019.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
Fill a jar or pan halfway with soapy water and set it under a light.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Adjective
The expansion team has exceeded expectations and is in contention to make the playoffs at the halfway point largely due to Thornton’s career year.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
Adverb
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The sirens' heavy concentration in Milwaukee is partially due to the area's history as a siren manufacturing hub.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Some of the passengers tried to bail the water out, as the boat became partially submerged, according to the report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Sandbox testing with dummy data doesn't reveal how agents behave when faced with the messy realities of actual business operations, like incomplete datasets, legacy system quirks or the subtle contextual cues that guide human decision making.—
Olga Megorskaya,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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When one immigration lawyer objected that the court record would be incomplete without the government attorney’s name, Xu reportedly refused to provide it.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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But just weeks earlier, on sweltering afternoons in Orlando and Cincinnati, the stands were half empty.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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No matter how Jones tries to spin things, his solutions are half baked and costly.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Ford is counting on offering a variety of powertrain choices such as extended range electric vehicles, partial zero emissions vehicles and a full range of hybrids across its lineup, to win over consumers, according to Farley.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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In April, Trump stunned global markets with a blanket 10% tariff hike, followed by a pause, and then a partial reinstatement.—
Spriha Srivastava,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The median overtime pay for those rangers was $567.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The median education debt for indebted medical students is around $200,000, with most repayment plans lasting 10 to 20 years.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Switzerland’s central location within Europe and the travel arrangements put in place for Euro 2025 are partly behind this increase.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The lawyer was partly motivated by his own roots in Italy’s Veneto region, which includes Belluno.—
Ella Feldman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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How the Braves unraveled In hindsight, the Atlanta Braves’ offseason looks rather deficient.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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On appeal the Circuit Court ordered the Zoning Board to reconsider the case again, finding the Board’s second decision also legally deficient.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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