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
Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
His fly ball was shallow, too — about halfway between the infield dirt and the warning track dirt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Firing a smart pass ahead to Lautaro Martínez on the halfway line, Barella sprinted forwards to receive it back, picking out the run of Carlos Augusto who laid on the match-winning goal for Davide Frattesi.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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The tom was about halfway from the top and on the edge of the pines, facing upstream.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
His fly ball was shallow, too — about halfway between the infield dirt and the warning track dirt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Piastri was coasting around the track for much of the race, building up a solid lead over his rivals, before a safety car injected some jeopardy at the halfway point.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Firing a smart pass ahead to Lautaro Martínez on the halfway line, Barella sprinted forwards to receive it back, picking out the run of Carlos Augusto who laid on the match-winning goal for Davide Frattesi.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
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In a food processor, pulse the strawberries until partially smooth with some chunks, 5–10 pulses.—
Adam and Toby Diltz,
Saveur,
1 May 2025
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What To Know Trump's latest executive order partially reversed tariffs originally imposed during his first term, but left open the possibility of more sweeping trade actions in 2025.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Athena works late into the night back at her and Bobby’s home, which is under construction amid an incomplete renovation, trying to piece together what happened and avoiding calls from everyone.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Lower-quality data (outdated entries, incomplete records and so on) tends to hide in larger datasets and can produce unreliable insights.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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And eccentric middle child Judy (Edi Patterson) is wearing a power-clashing skirt suit straight out of the 1980s.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Next to Lindor, 31 but still good, the Mets have an ideal middle infield.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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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
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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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Many employers were in partial compliance with the PUMP Act, by having either a private lactation space or a written policy, but not both.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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This partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length.—
Walk On,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The median list price climbed 6.2 percent in March, compared to a year earlier—the biggest increase since September 2022.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of costs and sales in the South Florida housing market in March 2025 compared to the same period a year ago: What is the median sales price of a single-family home? Miami-Dade County: $670,000 in March, up from $650,000 a year ago.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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The moviemaking process is also highly internationalized — with some films shot partly in the U.S. and partly overseas.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Earlier in the week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the economy shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, partly due to the White House’s tariff policies.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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The Mount Zion Road/Columbia Hollow bridge was part of the 2017 county bridge plan to replace 15 bridges deemed structurally deficient by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
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While this option can work for people who are deficient in vitamin A, according to experts, vaccination is the only way to prevent measles, as vitamin A is not an alternative.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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