HALFPENNIES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

halfpence

noun

variants or halfpennies

plural of halfpenny

as in ounces

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Noun

The piece was 2 inches in diameter and weighed 6 ounces, NASA said on social media late Friday.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
The data suggests drinking 16-ounces of unsweetened juice per day for the heart.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Nov. 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

Higher wholesale prices had a downstream effect on energy consumers, the researchers said, as residential customers paid huge fractions of the spending on transmission built for data centers.

— News Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
And fractions become more concrete and relevant when students use them to proportionally allocate government representatives among geographic areas.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of fractions

Noun

The oversized jacket featured a furry white base adorned with flecks of silver, which beautifully mirrored the sumptuous coats on the runway.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Add the torn basil and process just until incorporated -- there will be flecks of green in the mixture.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecks

Noun

Inside its rigid crystal structure, tiny missing carbon atoms or foreign elements form defects called color centers.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Following the big bang, ultraviolet radiation from these early light sources stripped electrons from hydrogen atoms, the most common element in space, allowing light to travel farther and changing how galaxies formed.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of atoms

Noun

Spreadsheets existed in 2006, but here they are kept, like everyone’s shame and scruples, firmly out of sight.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Hilton rejects the argument floated by some of his former colleagues that his scruples became a casualty of his ambition.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of scruples

Noun

Every opportunity to pounce on each other, snap after gnats, and pull shreds of meat from bones is important.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
In contrast, when a previously obscure writer, Mia Ballard, was accused of using AI in her horror novel Shy Girl, her publisher launched an investigation, canceled the book, and left her reputation in shreds.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shreds

Noun

Nests may be contaminated with mites and bacteria, so wear gloves and place the nest in a trash bag or plastic bag to throw it out.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
Other pests that cause foliage stippling include mites, thrips, and leafhoppers, but with azaleas, lace bugs are the typical culprit.

— Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

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