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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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Grab two of the big 48 ounce bottles, stick them in the sides of your Mystery Ranch Coulee 30 and your family will never be thirsty again.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 May 2025
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Add ins: Since each tray comes with 12 generous meatballs, each weighing in at about 1 ¾ ounces, I was left with a few stragglers a couple times.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
Noun
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All these years later, attendance at the IndyCar road course event is a fraction of the Indianapolis 500.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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At less than $100, this is a small fraction of the cost of other automatic litter boxes and can help to know when problems begin, rather than a costly and stressful vet visit.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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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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
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Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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In the mouth this is elegant and creamy, layered, well structured, complex with toffee flavors and even a smidgen of Amarone and pine.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The extra coverage is advantageous for landscapes, architecture, and other scenes that are just a smidgen too vast for a typical all-in-one zoom to capture in frame.—
Jim Fisher,
PCMAG,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ions are atoms with positive or negative electrical charges.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Only on learning that the United States was close to building the atom bomb were the plans abandoned—even if Moscow’s appetite for expansion was not.—
ANTONY BEEVOR,
Foreign Affairs,
7 May 2025
Noun
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This is a kenning that evokes a natural transition to darkness and also an unfinished human endeavor.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
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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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The Senators entered the series as underdogs and with one iota of the pressure on their backs compared with the Maple Leafs and the playoff demons that live in their heads and beds.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Does anyone on this program have one iota of a survival instinct in their doomed bodies?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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