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Recent Examples of halfpenny
Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
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Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.
—Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.
—Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfpenny
Noun
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The set includes six 16-ounce glasses that feel sturdy in your hand and stack easily to save cabinet space.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Taos Future Clogs The Future Clogs are super lightweight, only weighing 8 ounces per shoe.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Barajas and other co-defendants picked up the parcels and delivered them to Thola-Duran and others, with Thola-Duran acting as a fence to buy the goods at a fraction of their retail value, according to the indictment.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Corporate landlords and investment firms own less than 5% of the nation’s 87 million homes, according to BatchData, though that fraction is growing and obscures bigger footholds in local markets.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.—
Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes.—
Valerie Lego,
Detroit Free Press,
20 June 2017
Noun
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As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But none of those combinations will look a smidge like a pick-and-roll with Young will.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The material is sleek and has a smidge of slip to it which is great for workouts and layering under tight jeans or pants for warmth.—
Olivia Dubyak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These structures formed when high-speed impacts vaporized carbon from the solar wind and meteorites; as this gas cooled rapidly, local iron particles acted as catalysts, knitting the atoms into tubes rather than forming ordinary soot.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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But then in 1949, the Soviets split the atom and the USSR thereby emerged as the world’s second nuclear power.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The kenning’s true meaning lies beyond the edges of my comprehension.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
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Most of the writers attempting to imitate Tolkien weren’t steeped in the rhythm of Old English kennings, or the spiritual yearning of chivalric romance.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
2 June 2023
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And it's never made one iota of a difference.—
Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Take it from me: Spending an hour with Melinda French Gates will restore at least an iota of your faith in humanity.—
Katie Drummond,
Wired News,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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