halfpence

variants or halfpennies
plural of halfpenny

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfpence
Noun
  • The London market clears an average 20 million ounces in daily trade, according to the WGC — but the trade body's outlook for digital gold goes even further.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
  • It was made with oat milk, mango, pineapple, dates, collagen, tocotrienols powder and a supplement called Agent Nateur Holi (mane), which sells for $99 per 10 ounces.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The tradeable PGIs would give market participants legally enforceable ownership of vaulted gold and allow traders to buy fractions of 400-ounce bars for the first time, according to Mike Oswin, global head of market structure and innovation at the WGC.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Trades finalize in three to five seconds, enabling near-instant payment finality, and transaction fees are measured in fractions of a cent.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.
    María Munsuri, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Gold nanoclusters, which contain fewer than 100 atoms, are usually created by giving gold ions extra electrons while surrounding molecules called ligands keep them stable.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The way in which atoms move within a molecule can supply details about the kinds of bonds that connect these atoms.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This film for me is about morals and scruples and what people will do or won’t do for money.
    Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Mitevska clearly has no such scruples.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Destroyed in one second by my mother, its shreds tossed into the garbage can under the sink.
    Miriam Toews September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But shreds of the original were repurposed and reimagined into a new statement.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though microscopic in size, the mites responsible for mange leave a visual trail of destruction.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Spider Mites Spider mites are tiny arachnids, which typically are invisible to the naked eye.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, just two milligrams of fentanyl, the size of just a few grains of sand, can result in an overdose, according to the website for Customs and Border Protection.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Halfpence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpence. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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