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
  • The country’s central bank also ramped up additions to its bullion reserves, with July’s addition of 640,000 ounces marking the 21st straight month of accumulation, data released on Friday showed.
    — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In total, each antenna weighs a miniscule 5 ounces (142 grams).
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 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
  • Protecting pilot vision A nuclear weapon produces an intense burst of thermal and visible light within fractions of a second after detonation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • First, Chinese inference providers keep pushing per-token costs down toward fractions of a cent, which is not only about winning customers away from US providers.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • Little flecks of roasted sweet potato pepper the cake, and a tangy cream cheese glaze is a perfect complement to the warm spices and crunchy topping.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of flecks
Noun
  • The weight of the oxygen atoms, for example, would clarify their origins; the team would use that data, in combination with measures from other underground sites, to estimate the over-all amount of O2 available in the deep biosphere.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hydrogen molecules contain two hydrogen atoms whose electron spins must pair appropriately to form the H–H bond.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of atoms
Noun
  • 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
  • Still, there are some smart, well-meaning voices of caution who warn Democrats against forgetting their scruples.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of scruples
Noun
  • The pork chop came with an unfamiliar vegetable, shreds of a green stalk.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • How to Grate Zucchini Once grated, the one large zucchini for this recipe should come out to about 1 ¾ cups of shreds.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
Definition of shreds
Noun
  • Biting insects like mosquitoes and blackflies transmit disease, while cockroaches, weevils, and mites contaminate food stores.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mites
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“Halfpence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpence. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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