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Recent Examples of halve
While the lentils are cooking, halve the shallots lengthwise and thinly slice.
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk blasted consecutive homers in the sixth to halve the Red Sox’s six-run lead.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 charged to a 3.4% gain in the morning, only to more than halve that rise as the day progressed.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
In February, the Bank of England halved the U.K.’s growth projection for 2025 from 1.5% to 0.75%, warning of an uncertain global economic outlook and a sharp uptick in inflation later this year on the back of higher energy and water bills.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk blasted consecutive homers in the sixth to halve the Red Sox’s six-run lead.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 charged to a 3.4% gain in the morning, only to more than halve that rise as the day progressed.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
In February, the Bank of England halved the U.K.’s growth projection for 2025 from 1.5% to 0.75%, warning of an uncertain global economic outlook and a sharp uptick in inflation later this year on the back of higher energy and water bills.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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The 22nd Amendment capping the president at two terms is as integral to the Constitution as any of the Amendments, from free speech and the right to practice the religion of your choice to trial by jury or the prohibition of quartering troops in private homes.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Before luxury quartered off the community and gentrified the kinship.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The song was released in 1973, only a few years after The Beatles split, highlighting how quickly the two reconnected.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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After a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship, Tran and Brown officially split in late 2014.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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On our trip to Greenville, Victor stopped at a road that divides two burial grounds in town.—
Erika Hayasaki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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What's Next Breastfeeding often divides public opinion, and will likely spark similar debates online in the future.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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The city’s roads and walkways are steep, bisected by narrow footpaths, all displaying wares or services for sale.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
1 May 2025
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The number is bisected by emotional devastation and in that second half, Lawrence dazzles.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Fourth District consisted of Arkansas and Mississippi, and it was further subdivided into departments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In the same report, Vizient highlights that a midwestern health system segmented their patients into three groups: loyal, splitter and uncommitted.—
Corey Scurlock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Erie Canal and New York State’s other canals are segmented and managed by a series of locks, lift bridges, guard gates and movable dams that control water flow and vessel traffic.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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His schedule became bifurcated between the two lives — early mornings sharpening, late nights cooking.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Melly dissected the song in a 2018 video with Genius, a media outlet that posts song lyrics and frequently interviews artists about the meaning of their music.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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There’s purpose in that focus, but there’s also vulnerability in choosing to show up pregnant, powerful and unapologetically herself, knowing the world will try to dissect it.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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