halfway houses

Definition of halfway housesnext
plural of halfway house

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway houses
Noun
  • Unlike the blue plaques affixed to residences in London, which indicate where notable figures once lived, or the Stolpersteine (or stumbling stones) embedded in the sidewalks of German cities to mark the former homes of Holocaust victims, Bucharest’s red disks are not commemorative but predictive.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Dozens of homes stood abandoned until they were razed and replaced with signs saying to keep out.
    Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura account for nearly a quarter of the hospices in the country.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanese first responders and medical centers, forcing several hospitals to evacuate.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Halfway houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20houses. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster