HALFPENNY Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

halfpenny

noun

Definition of halfpenny

as in ounce

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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. — 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

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Noun

Small candy packs of nine ounces or less are up 24% in dollar terms and 14% in units, while every larger package size is declining, according to NIQ.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Season four is the most enjoyable The Gilded Age has ever been, but wringing every ounce of pleasure out of the experience requires a willingness to approach this show with the right mind-set.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of ounce

Noun

This helps increase the propellant mass fraction of the spacecraft, meaning more mass is devoted to propellant, allowing the vehicle to go farther and do more things.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
This has led to a fraction of the arriving tourists received by other North African countries such as Morocco or Egypt; roughly a third of its visitors are members of the diaspora coming to visit and stay with family.

— Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fraction

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Sure, these kids have Google Maps and Reels and reinforcing algorithms and whatever, but the human consequences of adult failure have not changed one jot.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Definition of jot

Noun

However, the Dolphins have gotten a smidge of confidence after earning their first win last week — on the road, no less.

— Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
The only trace left of a content shoot earlier in the day is a smidge of smokey eye makeup, while a pair of black, ankle-shattering Jimmy Choo stilettos have been replaced with khaki trainers.

— Sophie Williams, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of smidgen

Noun

The main difference in these exotic atoms is that the electron substitutes are much heavier.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
There are various families of bodies in the outer solar system, and 3I/ATLAS’ spectrum bears a resemblance to the spectrum of some medium-sized TNOs that are rich in carbon-dioxide ice and organic compounds (organic meaning containing carbon atoms).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of atom

Noun

This is a kenning that evokes a natural transition to darkness and also an unfinished human endeavor.

— Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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

Definition of kenning

Noun

These efforts should be lauded because lawyering solely to please Trump without an iota of reasonableness according to prescribed rules of law to which all lawyers must adhered is simply unacceptable.

— Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Maybelline New York Lash Sensational Sky Tubes Tubing Mascara costs half as much as others without sacrificing one iota of quality.

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

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