halfway house

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Recent Examples of halfway house Jim Crockett in a halfway house. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026 Now, the money is often landing in what’s essentially a halfway house, with no obligation to get out. Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026 If granted supervised release, Brom would no longer be required to reside in a Department of Corrections facility — a halfway house. Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025 According to Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy, Shah could either have been released to her home or transferred to a halfway house to complete the remaining portion of her sentence under supervision. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway house
Noun
  • In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a home healthcare agency named Twin Cities Care Services received $116,000 in reimbursements over just two months in 2024, even though the business was busted eight years earlier for Medicaid fraud.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
  • At the time of Eric Richins’ death, his wife was working to flip a home in Midway, Utah.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Cobb has spoken about mourning, grief, death and dying, in hospices, medical schools, bookstores, conferences and has written for The New York Times, HuffPost, More, House Beautiful & Medium.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The way Robby is handling the increasingly complicated situation with hospice patient Roxie is also an exemplary display of his empathy.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators, however, have not been able to find records of patients from the time the sanatorium closed.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Feb. 2026
  • These prescriptive measures took place in isolated medical facilities known as sanatoriums, and some of the fancier ones resembled a cross between a hospital and a resort.
    Outside, Outside, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • He was injured in a car accident in New York City following the 1912 World Series, and two months later died aboard a train while enroute to California to recuperate at a sanitarium.
    Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The hospice is more like a sanitarium, a European spa our parents might have frequented before the war.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Roman's mother was taking him for a routine appointment at a medical center in Vinnytsia when missiles struck in the middle of the day.
    Cameron Krakowiak, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The chopper headed to a medical center in Jalisco.
    Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

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“Halfway house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20house. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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