halfway houses

Definition of halfway housesnext
plural of halfway house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway houses
Noun
  • Across youth sports, affluent families are making enormous financial and logistical bets on their children’s athletic futures—relocating across state lines, buying second homes near top-tier academies, and spending well into six figures annually on tuition, private coaching, travel, and club teams.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The tornado also damaged at least 20 homes in Stewartville and there is a temporary shelter in Rochester for people displaced by the storms, according to MPR News.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hundreds of hospices are registered within blocks of each other in Van Nuys, for example, and vastly outpace the need.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Working with thousands of patients or 126 hospices is not against California law, but hospice industry leaders say the numbers associated with Bhuva's workload are difficult to explain.
    Grace Manthey, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When feasible, patients should consider academic medical centers, which tend to prioritize data tracking, peer review, and continuous quality improvement.
    Mathias P. Bostrom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Three lawsuits opposing the caps were immediately filed by state attorneys general and organizations representing private and public universities, hospitals, and academic medical centers.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Halfway houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20houses. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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