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as in part
one of two equal or nearly equal parts
to be fair, we should each get half the pie
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as in match
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat
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as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
half measures that did nothing but prolong the problem
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as in halfway
in some measure or degree
what you said is only half true
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Recent Examples of half
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 May 2025
But advocates note that in expensive places like the Bay Area, where about half of renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing, having a job hardly guarantees being able to afford market-rate rents.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Casey Gallagher, Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Ellis had 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and four assists.
1 of 23
See Sacramento Kings play Milwaukee Bucks at Golden 1 Center
Second half
Milwaukee cut the deficit to three on a basket by Antetokounmpo with 4:45 to play in the third quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Of those years, only 1990 was associated with a U.S. recession, a brief one that was half over by the time stocks began to recover.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The 12 Broadcast Shows Still on the Bubble Lopez vs. Lopez this season averaged 2.33 million total viewers (with delayed playback), right on par with last year but frittering away nearly half of its Happy’s Place lead-in.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 May 2025
But advocates note that in expensive places like the Bay Area, where about half of renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing, having a job hardly guarantees being able to afford market-rate rents.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Adjective
To reduce bacteria, add a half cup of bleach to a full tub of water 2-3 times per week.
—Casey Gallagher, Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Ellis had 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and four assists.
1 of 23
See Sacramento Kings play Milwaukee Bucks at Golden 1 Center
Second half
Milwaukee cut the deficit to three on a basket by Antetokounmpo with 4:45 to play in the third quarter.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
These health plans are also exempt from Obamacare’s cost-inflating mandates and so are much more affordable than the coverage for sale on the exchanges, with premiums that can be half as much.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Of those years, only 1990 was associated with a U.S. recession, a brief one that was half over by the time stocks began to recover.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
Noun
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One of those places was a little diner called The Waffle Hut, which had been part of our town for several decades.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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One thing for certain, Trusty said, is that the fancy cars, houses and planes that Combs has accumulated are in the prosecutors’ crosshairs, as are any of his companies that could broadly be construed as being part of the racketeering enterprise in the slightest of ways.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The match would remain competitive in the fourth as Brandt’s fifth goal cut the lead to 15-12 with 3:13 left.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Debut European matches for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri — including the latter’s first Champions League goal — were symbolic of their wondrous promotions to first-team football.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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This tally is an undercount, though, as the EPA data is incomplete.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Wildlife crossing projects for red wolves in North Carolina and Nevada tortoises are among $126 million in federal infrastructure grants to 17 states that U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy finalized from a backlog of 3,200 incomplete Biden-era grants.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adverb
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No request has ever been strange in Cannes, not even during COVID.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Who will ever forget when a sellout crowd of 62,000 fans piled into the stadium for City’s inaugural MLS match against New York City FC?—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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The Cats are little more than halfway to proving it, but that is what the eye test tells us two playoff rounds in and after Tuesday night’s 5-2 road victory in Carolina in Game 1 of the Eastern finals.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Wilson was halfway to a double-double entering the second half and ended with 22 points and 10 rebounds plus four assists, three steals and two blocks.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Seven whiskeys are finalists in the Single-Barrel Bourbon section of the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The film will have its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes film festival, which kicks off next week.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Oddly, Long’s name was blacked out of that leaked partial copy of the complaint, but Pryor’s was not.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The History of Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents, Including Ronald Reagan’s Near-Fatal Bullet Wound in 1981 Brady's wound left him with permanent disabilities, including speech challenges and partial paralysis that required him to use a wheelchair.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Adverb
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There are a small handful of primarily religious schools that refuse, on principle, to take any federal money at all.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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Catholic institutions have played a central role throughout the city’s history in delivering an exemplary education — including good morals — to children, and helping the needy, and keeping families at all income levels rooted in a sound understanding of the good life.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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“Half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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