HALVED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

halved

verb

past tense of halve

as in divided

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While Walmart isn’t an official sponsor of the World Cup, either, taking advantage of the social media chatter helps the company glom onto the tournament without paying FIFA for the privilege – especially when attention spans are divided.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

Definition of divided

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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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The facility hosted summer and after school programming in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America before the two organizations severed ties at the start of 2025.

— Nick Sullivan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Once the main roots have been severed, use the hoe end of the mattock and the shovel to loosen the soil and rock/pry/lift the stump out of the ground.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

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