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
  • Possessing 2 ounces or fewer of marijuana flower is a misdemeanor under Texas law, while possessing more than 4 ounces can lead to a state jail felony.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • The evidence primarily concerns coffee consumed in customary amounts (8-10 ounces).
    — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 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
  • There are fractions of a point at which food prices over the last few years have gone up a little bit faster annually [over] the overall inflation rate.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • One image of her right knee showed flecks of blue plastic that prosecutors said came from an inflatable pool Burke used to collect blood while dismembering her body.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • Someone unfamiliar with salt bread might even suspect a major baking error, seeing a questionably smooth croissant that entirely missed the lamination process, adorned with only a few flecks of salt acting as its saving grace.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of flecks
Noun
  • Qubits based on trapped ions or neutral atoms don’t have this limitation.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
  • This makes the system particularly well-suited for studying 2D quantum materials that are only one or a few atoms thick.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 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
  • There are woody galls caused by gall- forming mites, wasps or by fungal pathogens that are sometimes mistaken for burls.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • Courtesy of David Bradshaw One of Bradshaw's primary concerns is parasitic mites, which can weaken or kill honeybees and transmit deadly diseases like deformed wing virus.
    — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Definition of mites
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“Halfpence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpence. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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