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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway house
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Johnny had resided in hospice after suffering his second heart attack in the same year.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with The Washington Post a month after her husband’s death, Shay described her final moments with him, remembering his desire to watch the entire original trilogy of Indiana Jones films after leaving hospice care to return home.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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For a local experience, book a treatment at one of Jurmala’s historic sanatoriums.—
Becca Blond,
AFAR Media,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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Yet the medical center in central Ukraine, just 60 miles from the frontline, plays a critical role in the current Russia-Ukraine war, where traumatic brain injuries are all-too-common.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The moment played against what could only be described as the music that is played when on hold with a company or medical center during a formal phone call.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Halfway house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20house. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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