halfway house

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Recent Examples of halfway house At the time, Wallace was seeking treatment at a halfway house in Memphis, Tenn., authorities said. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 Now automated, the lighthouse doubles as a halfway house and holiday accommodation for the course, its beam still sweeping the sea though guided by automation rather than keepers. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Mother and daughter reunited in 1998, when Kenishea Frierson was 14 and her mom had just gotten out of a post-prison halfway house. Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 The tabard was a sort of halfway house. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway house
Noun
  • Arguably the most well-known of these projects is the 700-acre Hermitage Farm in Oldham County, which acts as a hub for agritourism and is home to the popular Barn8 restaurant.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Way Day Decor Deals With Thanksgiving around the corner, now is an ideal time to add an inviting autumnal wreath to your home, especially while there are a variety of options on sale during Way Day.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The teams also visit people in hospitals, in hospice, with special needs or developmental challenges and those dealing with disasters.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This version, however, focuses on his friendship with 12-year-old Georg, who discovers and secretly raises the puppy in a mountain hospice, leading to adventures in the Swiss alps.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The thriller — more horrific than straight-up scary — is worth checking out, if only for the late Brittany Murphy's nervy turn as a razor-wielding woman confined to a sanatorium.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Now, the sanatorium hosts public and private tours and paranormal investigations for those interested in exploring the building.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • An upright piano, several music stands, and a Gretsch drum set were globbed together in a tiny, all-white room that could pass for a sanitarium.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Why show Franz playing tug-of-war naked at a sanitarium with a bunch of men wearing animal masks?
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • They were transported to the ship’s medical center for treatment 10 minutes later.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That means many kids who live far from major medical centers — like Pray’s students in Moses Lake, a town of 25,000 that’s 200 miles from Seattle — won’t ever be seen at such a clinic.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Halfway house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20house. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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