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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
Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Eloy Jiménez followed with an RBI single, and Toronto’s Tyler Rogers retired the side in order in the bottom half.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Just minutes from Arrowhead Stadium, the zoo makes for an easy half-day or full-day outing between games.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
But classrooms sat half-empty and the playground was deserted.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Braslavski said he was thereafter allowed to sleep no more than an hour and a half per day in short intervals.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Eloy Jiménez followed with an RBI single, and Toronto’s Tyler Rogers retired the side in order in the bottom half.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
At their closest point, the aircraft were about a half-mile apart and within 350 feet of the same altitude, according to data from Flightradar24.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Just minutes from Arrowhead Stadium, the zoo makes for an easy half-day or full-day outing between games.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
Park characteristically ignores her connection attempt, but Ashley cleverly earns her warmth and attention by saying that Austin is half-Korean.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
But classrooms sat half-empty and the playground was deserted.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
Noun
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Lotte Wubben-Moy A very good season with Arsenal, in part thanks to Williamson’s injury problems, means she was trusted to start against Spain, and Wubben-Moy performed excellently.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Japan agreed on April 18 on a deal to provide Australia's navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates, part of a wider military build up by Canberra aimed at boosting its long-range firepower to deter China.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As shown in The Athletic’s match dashboard below, City might have had more of the ball, but Arsenal created some excellent opportunities with an attack-minded approach at the Etihad.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the annual Chowda Cup, Gus Greene registered a hat trick and added an assist, as Cohasset pulled away for a 9-4 victory over Scituate during a consolation match.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Being saddled with inadequate accounting software leads to incomplete data, reporting errors, compliance issues, duplicate records, and, eventually, the headache of moving to an entirely new platform.—
Dana Miranda,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Late or incomplete entries will be void.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Raphael Fonseca, who in 2021 joined the Denver Art Museum (DAM) as its first-ever curator of Latin American modern and contemporary art, has been appointed visual arts programmer at Culturgest in Lisbon.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since January 1 and through the end of last week, there were 36 days when sea surface temperatures at Scripps Pier in La Jolla, California set records for the hottest water temperature ever recorded on that date.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The two are so silly, so loopily in synch, that the scene, which occurs halfway through the second act, lifts the entire show, giving it a buoyancy that has been lacking during its exposition-heavy beginning.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The area Surrounded by a ripple of hills in a relatively unknown section of the Serengeti National Park, there’s little risk of bumping into another vehicle close to camp.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Assaidi lives in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, according to cops.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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There is no equivalent on Chinese sets, where directors have been known to demonstrate the blocking themselves.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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At an annual income of $31,200, the general annual equivalent of a $15 per hour salary, in Roanoke, the cost of living is 47% lower than in Arlington, according to a Forbes cost of living calculator.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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The approach also proved resilient, working even with partial or noisy sensor data and in cluttered environments, marking a step forward in adaptable, real-world robotic manipulation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The share of Americans who disapprove of the job that Congress is doing stands at an all-time high as the partial government shutdown drags on, according to new polling from Gallup.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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