ha'penny

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Noun
  • Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The whit and the whoo are from different owls.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By Wednesday, when Hamas had transferred only a fraction of the remains of dead Israeli hostages, Israeli officials threatened to cut humanitarian aid to Gaza.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But those ties aren't proven, and Venezuelan drugs make up a tiny fraction of those trafficked into the United States.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The interior aims for a whisper quiet experience with acoustic glass, and features leather seats with heating, cooling and massaging functions.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • While the ability to hear a whisper is remarkable, the more essential question is whether the children could understand what was being said.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
    Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • And a ballistic Sean Payton dash onto the field to protest the call that led to another flag and the distance to the end zone cut to a yard.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Try making your own unsweetened hot cocoa at home using healthy ingredients like cocoa powder, unsweetened milk, a dash of cinnamon, and a blood sugar-friendly sweetener like monk fruit.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The snippet gave an intimate glimpse into the photos behind the engagement, which was announced on Sunday.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • However, her longtime friend/vocal coach Stevie Mackey is shutting down any naysayers with a snippet of Lopez rehearsing a number from the musical, Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shreds will quickly soften in a few minutes at room temperature.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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