halved

verb

past tense of halve
as in divided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halved
  1. divided
  2. quartered
  3. split
  4. bisected
  5. cleaved
  6. dissected
  7. separated
  8. severed
Verb
  • Using her family’s interests as her guide, Gardner divided the yard into distinct zones, with room to entertain, grow vegetables and flowers, and relax.
    — Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of divided
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  • The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 June 2026
  • This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of quartered
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  • In August, the five-person court split along party lines to meet once a month instead of twice a month.
    — Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • In the future, should both formats reach 20 submissions in the same year, the Television Academy will automatically split the categories into two again.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of split
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  • The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino, Hotel and Spa is located adjacent to the mammoth Thornton Quarry, a south suburban landmark bisected by Interstate 294.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of bisected
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  • In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • For years, Seattle’s waterfront was isolated and written off as a tourist trap thanks to a double-decker highway that cleaved it from the rest of the city.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of cleaved
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  • In an interview with Rolling Stone last month, Lefty said that even her appearance, specifically her smile, is being dissected.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
  • From the frantic frenzy surrounding royal nuptials to the way the internet dissected every possible clue from Zendaya and Tom Holland before they were revealed to have officially tied the knot, weddings like these are a cultural event.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of dissected
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  • Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The couple married in Hanoi and lived together for nine years before she and Shimizu were separated.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of separated
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  • Quarry operators severed the pipeline in 1992 during mining operations, which left the rainwater draining into the quarry.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • But the animal rolled over, causing Brodie’s hand to be severed.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of severed
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