halfpence

noun

variants or halfpennies
plural of halfpenny
as in ounces

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfpence
  1. ounces
  2. nutshells
  3. fractions
  4. flecks
  5. atoms
  6. scruples
  7. shreds
  8. mites
Noun
  • Three people were arrested Saturday after Antioch police officers found them with guns and nearly two dozen ounces of marijuana outside a car punctured with bullet holes, police said.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Marcus was just 3 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and spent time in the NICU, and he was cleared to go home within several weeks.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of ounces
Noun
  • Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.
    — Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
  • And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Definition of nutshells
Noun
  • Later the same day, Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, a service designed for transactions that AI agents execute with each other, including micropayments worth fractions of a cent.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Measuring ingredients helps children practice fractions, while comparing prices at the grocery store builds number sense and problem-solving skills.
    — Isabel Lopez, Parents, 6 July 2026
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • Light streams through the frosted glass, catching flecks of dust.
    — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
  • But flecks of green were visible throughout the stadium as Algeria fans made their presence known as well.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Definition of flecks
Noun
  • At the same time, the rate of helium loss provides some indication of the amount of energy available to liberate other atoms.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • The thermal jiggling of atoms is a constant threat to the precision needed for detailed calculations.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of atoms
Noun
  • Still, there are some smart, well-meaning voices of caution who warn Democrats against forgetting their scruples.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • The people of every commune knew and feared those like him — stern figures in black whose ideological devotion appeared to outweigh any moral scruples.
    — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
Definition of scruples
Noun
  • Fair Oaks’ famous chickens roam the property, pecking up shreds of lettuce that inevitably fall from the sandwiches.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Consider pairing yielding fruits like nectarines with crisper specimens like apples, even softer fruits like bananas or cherimoya or crunchier additions like passionfruit pulp or shreds of coconut.
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of shreds
Noun
  • Cena was diagnosed with a condition called Demodex blepharitis – an inflammatory condition of the eyelids caused by excess eye mites.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Earwigs help control mites, aphids, caterpillars, and other soft-bodied pests.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026
Definition of mites
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