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
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Your ability to meet others halfway will create partnerships that improve your life and finances for the long haul!
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays are spending $200 million less on baseball players this season than the Yankees are, and at the halfway point of the season were ½ games behind our kids in the American League East.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
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Adverb
The store is just east of Interstate 95 west of Broadfield, about halfway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Your ability to meet others halfway will create partnerships that improve your life and finances for the long haul!
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Adjective
The Summit Racing Equipment Nationals marks the halfway point of the 2025 NHRA season, and all four professional categories, Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, will be in action Sunday in Norwalk, Ohio.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays are spending $200 million less on baseball players this season than the Yankees are, and at the halfway point of the season were ½ games behind our kids in the American League East.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
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At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic Guadalupe were fully within FEMA's 100-year flood plain, and a few more were partially in that zone, according to an AP analysis of data provided by First Street, a data science company that specializes in modeling climate risk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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Slow growth can be partially attributed to incorrect assumptions by studios.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Yet leaders of those two nations seem unlikely to refuse to retaliate because of incomplete evidence.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Maybe this was a manifestation of the same streaming bloat that has also, recently, produced maddeningly incomplete seasons of hit shows like The Last of Us and Squid Game.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
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But most of the middle part is missing, and there’s little to explain how the event unfolded from one stage to the next.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
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Today, 3 of every 10 schools are half empty, and 47 operate at less than a third of capacity, including Frederick Douglass Academy High School, which spends $93,000 for each of its 28 students.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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The Fold 7 is as large as any flagship smartphone, and the Flip 7 is half as much when closed.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 July 2025
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Harden, similarly, has only a partial guarantee for his second season (which is a player option).—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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That might mean comparing your contract to thousands of others in your industry, identifying subtle overcharges and then engaging the vendor directly to secure a partial refund or a more competitive rate.—
Eric Steele,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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New Canaan, where the median annual household income is $163,355, was granted a moratorium earlier this year that temporarily exempts it from lawsuits under 8-30g.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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City documents show 71% of the units are required to be rented at 50% of the county's median income, 20% of the units are priced at 60% of the CMI, and the remaining 9% are set at market rate.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
10 July 2025
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However, apparently Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee helped lead an effort to get rid of the provision, partly on the grounds that if states don’t regulate, and the federal government doesn’t regulate, there won’t be any regulation at all.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Devil Is a Southpaw is partly Muleborn’s novel about he and Echota’s childhood, and partly Muleborn’s adult musings about the ways their imprisonment shaped the boys and their friendships.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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The report alleges a range of major violations plaguing St. Hope Public Schools — including conflicts of interests among its top officers, improper use of public funding, deficient accounting processes and the employment of a largely unqualified teaching staff.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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If a person is not deficient in iron, too much iron can cause significant problems.5 3.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
23 June 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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