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Recent Examples of halve
Top with reserved strawberries (sliced or halved) and serve.
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Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
This repositioning, and the approach surrounding it, has included halving the company’s agency roster (an initiative named internally after Marie Kondo to reinforce the joy and efficacy of less) while doubling down on global activations with audience-relevant cultural currency.
—Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Affirm’s stock has been on a wild ride this year, halving between mid-February and early April, then staging a strong enough rally to rise above January’s level, in bouts of market volatility that have deterred many companies from listing.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
The changes would, in some cases, halve the allowable density in parts of the city.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
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Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
This repositioning, and the approach surrounding it, has included halving the company’s agency roster (an initiative named internally after Marie Kondo to reinforce the joy and efficacy of less) while doubling down on global activations with audience-relevant cultural currency.
—Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Affirm’s stock has been on a wild ride this year, halving between mid-February and early April, then staging a strong enough rally to rise above January’s level, in bouts of market volatility that have deterred many companies from listing.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
The changes would, in some cases, halve the allowable density in parts of the city.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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The strawberries are then quartered and added to the skillet alongside ruby port (a sweet fortified wine that generally tastes like red berries) and fresh ginger for a hint of sweet spice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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In Middletown, Portland, and Cromwell 2,000 are left homeless, and many are quartered in the State Armory, the Salvation Army headquarters, and the Swedish Orphanage in Cromwell.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Plaid’s bank partnerships avoided years of licensing; TSMC’s $20B chip R&D was split with Apple/NVIDIA.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Read more Climate Change New Microsoft AI Research Edges Towards 'Medical Superintelligence' Nuclear fusion differs from fission, or splitting atoms, which is how nuclear power is generated today.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Debate at meeting During the board meeting Thursday night, the room was divided between supporters of Mayer, advocates for the students who came forward, and former students who were against Mayer’s employment from being reinstated.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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Know the Signs Cucumbers are typically divided into two main categories: slicing cucumbers and pickling cucumbers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Lawrence showed him a series of complex, bisected 3-D shapes, then reassembled them into weirder shapes.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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And look: their outfits follow basic tailoring principles: jackets bisect halfway from collar to floor; jacket silhouette flows into trousers.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The mortgage as a tool favors scarcity and means existing homeowners will be skeptical of change, including subdividing existing homes.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Listen to this article The Poway City Council approved a plan to expand the Parkview Gardens senior care facility and a separate request to subdivide a vacant 43-acre property into two single-family residential parcels.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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By segmenting where data should be centralized, shared across business units or governed at the regional level, Hartsock and her team have built flexibility into the company’s data strategy.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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There’s a smarter, more future-facing loyalty model: one that integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) signals directly into how customers are scored, segmented, and rewarded.—
Gabriele Buffo,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Either way, the mood in Iranian circles close to the regime has bifurcated, I’m told.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
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The lineup of partners for the 2025 agreement (The CW, CBS and ESPN) suggests the Pac-12 is prioritizing exposure on linear TV for its longer-term deal — a wise move given how the sport could bifurcate into upper and lower tiers in the 2030s.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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From their looks to the culture to the music, fans have been dissecting the film and its characters for any signs of real-life K-pop inspirations.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The hard part is dissecting a legend without soiling a mystery.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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