as in partially
in some measure or degree
that was a halfway decent performance of a difficult piece
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as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
when halfway measures, such as posting signs, failed to keep people off the property, a fence was erected
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as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
by the time she had reached the halfway point, she was ready to quit the marathon
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Recent Examples of halfway
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
No team has ever recovered from an 0-3 deficit to win an NBA playoff series, but the Rockets are halfway.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Biro’s sending off came after battling for the ball with Charlotte FC striker Idan Toklomati on the halfway line.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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Adverb
Just make sure to reserve the bacon to add halfway through the cooking process.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
No team has ever recovered from an 0-3 deficit to win an NBA playoff series, but the Rockets are halfway.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
And finally… The highlight of Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw at Porto in the Europe League’s quarter-finals last night was Porto’s Martim Fernandes conceding this early own goal from not far off the halfway line.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Biro’s sending off came after battling for the ball with Charlotte FC striker Idan Toklomati on the halfway line.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
Adverb
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But frequency is partially a function of high ridership.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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According to reports, the individual was at least partially sucked into one of the plane’s jet engines.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Late or incomplete entries will be void.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Like other defense lawyers, Howard said the FBI’s probe was sloppy and incomplete, noting that Moïse’s body was removed and missing for three days.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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Much of that discussion is on middle and high school grades, where the effects are most visible, but the real issue begins much earlier.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Cryst, a 6-foot-10 freshman middle blocker, started off the fourth set with back-to-back service aces.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Irma Espinoza, 43, was discovered in the ditch half-naked, covered in ants and with her face almost below the water line, according to her family’s lawsuit filed against San Diego County, Sheriff Kelly Martinez and several unnamed sheriff’s deputies.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The Nationals took the lead for good in the seventh inning when rookie John Klein allowed a solo home run to Keibert Ruiz, untying a game that pinch hitter Josh Bell had knotted up a half-inning earlier.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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The Thorns diversified their offering with half-season plans, partial packages and mini-packages where fans can pick matches, all the way down to single-game tickets.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The property also has dry tent camping and three partial-hookup RV sites suitable for everything from campervans to fifth wheels.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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High prices and financial strain The median home price in Colorado is about $604,300, well above the national average.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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In fact, last year the median sales price of an existing home ($441,500) surpassed that of a new home ($401,800).—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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That’s partly because the Complete Communities program and some other incentives don’t apply in single-family areas — but SB 79 does.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The forecast includes a mostly sunny sky through mid-afternoon and a partly to mostly cloudy sky from late this afternoon into this evening.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a prospective cohort study published in March 2026 found that breast cancer patients with sufficient vitamin D had meaningfully better survival and cardiovascular outcomes — and that 38% of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer were deficient at the time of diagnosis.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Appropriately for a defense-deficient series, the Ducks capitalized on two transition sequences early in the third to take control.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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