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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 unraveling of the age-gap relationship brings Elliot to an increasingly unhinged point, forcing Silverstone’s character (and Silverstone, by extension) to dig out every ounce of her own strength to fight back.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
4 July 2025
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American pediatricians count the number of ounces of milk and feeds per day, discourage night feedings and push to wean mainly to infant formula by the first birthday, even as the World Health Organization recommends two years or beyond. La Leche League, in contrast, is adamantly pro-breastfeeding.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Amazon The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) looks like the regular Echo, but miniaturized to be a fraction of the size.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Flossy’s virtual assistant, Fiona, significantly reduces operational expenses, performing 24/7 duties at a fraction of human staffing costs.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
10 July 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
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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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She’s tweaked the recipe over the years, with the current version having a smidgen more heat.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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That’s just a smidgen more than the 5.03% increase in 2023, according to Chief Deputy Assessor Brad Smith.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Two atoms of oxygen bound together as oxygen gas have a pull similarly as strong as a single atom on its own.—
Laura Poppick,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Clearly people are interested in that whole splitting of the atom.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 June 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 men’s version hasn’t changed an iota since the First Four was added in 2011 and hasn’t changed in any material way since growing to 64 teams (from 53) four decades ago.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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Two weeks can be too tight of a turnaround time for any horse one iota shy of tip-top shape.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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