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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
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
With roughly 15 minutes left in the second half, VCU’s Lazar Djokovic leaped up for a poster dunk but was denied by Ivisic.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
In total, 80 Clarkson will have just 112 residences, ranging from two-bedroom to sprawling seven-bedroom homes, with options that include duplexes, half floors, full floors, and penthouses.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In Hartford County, the median sale price for a single-family house — where half the sales are above, half below — jumped nearly 7% in 2025 to $400,000, compared with $375,000 the previous year, on a 2% gain in sales.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Yankees expect right-hander Gerrit Cole and lefty Carlos Rodón to join them sometime in the first half, righty Clarke Schmidt sometime in the second.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
With roughly 15 minutes left in the second half, VCU’s Lazar Djokovic leaped up for a poster dunk but was denied by Ivisic.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The campsites are nestled in a shady valley about a half-mile walk from the ferry port.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
In total, 80 Clarkson will have just 112 residences, ranging from two-bedroom to sprawling seven-bedroom homes, with options that include duplexes, half floors, full floors, and penthouses.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
Slightly more than half spoke English as their first language; the rest were native Spanish speakers.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In Hartford County, the median sale price for a single-family house — where half the sales are above, half below — jumped nearly 7% in 2025 to $400,000, compared with $375,000 the previous year, on a 2% gain in sales.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
Noun
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Republicans are, for the most part, supportive of transgender policies Trump has asked them to tack on as well, one that would restrict surgeries for minors and another preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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Lee sees those parts of the articles as a potential avenue for helping bring in Republican support.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Brownwood slips past Godley Brownwood’s Aiden Jimenez broke a 0-0 tie with the game’s only goal, off an assist from Raven Prado, as the Lions earned a 1-0 win over Godley in a Class 4A Division 2 bi-district match on Friday at Briles Stadium in Stephenville.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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The rain again caused multiple delays throughout the mostly gray, sometimes sunny and unseasonably cool day, in the end postponing at least six matches.—
Susan Miller Degnan,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Investigators laid out a pattern of inaccurate and incomplete campaign finance reports across several election cycles, including improper contributions falsely reported as personal loans, acceptance of improper contributions and inflated cash-on-hand numbers.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The precise story of how the feud began between King and the neighborhood is incomplete.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As the Indian Land panhandle continues to fill in, transitioning once rural farmland into a bustling community, more new homes than ever are being approved in the middle and southern parts of the county.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Markets are struggling for direction as investors weigh ever-shifting signals from the Iran conflict.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Or consider the over-the-road owner-operator who still has a monthly truck payment even though their semi is halfway to a million miles.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Oil Islands) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the show notes handed to audience members at Marc Jacobs’s Fall/Winter 2026 presentation, at New York’s Park Avenue Armory in early February, the designer included a section titled Credits and Receipts.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Officials said parts of the original bypass structure — built to manage Barton Creek flow — had eroded for decades, creating the potential for sections to collapse into the pool.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Yet the shows have done the TV equivalent of posting through it, making gestures of concern toward cleaning up their acts while cynically leveraging the drama surrounding the franchise’s small and large scandals to rev up interest and drive viewers to their screens.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Larijani comes from a political dynasty referred to as Tehran’s equivalent to which family?—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Top officials at agencies under the DHS umbrella spoke for more than three-hours before the House Homeland Security Committee about the potential risks of security lapses unless the partial government shutdown comes to an end.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Long lines continue at airports across the country and in Chicago due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, leaving some Transportation Security Administration officers without pay since the lapse in the Department of Homeland Security funding began in February.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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