Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halved
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Best Score was divided between musicals and dramas, and some craft categories between black-and-white and color, so there was no way a film could have been nominated for everything.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026 -
The company spent three days last week building the final version of the structure, which is divided into sections on rails so it can be assembled and taken apart without doing so over the rink itself.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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White Sox General Manager Chris Getz said Sandlin, a 24-year-old righty who split time last year in Triple-A and Double-A, will compete for a spot in the rotation at spring training.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Riverside County sheriff, a conservative Republican, leads recent California governor’s race polls as eight Democratic candidates split the left’s votes, a trend Matt Mahan’s entry could amplify.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the trend in recent times has been to rejoin urban neighborhoods that were bisected by interstate highway construction in the 1960s.—
Ian Savage,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2026
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That depth matters in a season bisected by the FIFA World Cup, which runs June 11-July 19 and forces MLS into a seven-week hiatus.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Because of Proposition 50, the current, deep-red district will be cleaved into three pieces.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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They were shared again and again, dissected and debated by journalists, politicians, lawyers, activists and millions of people.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Support and apprehension from lobbyists, lawmakers Almost every lawmaker and lobbyist who testified for or against the bill as it was dissected for hours across three committee hearings supported the bill's intention.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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The pond sits about 100 feet from the house, separated by an embankment.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Rockets, Lakers, Timberwolves and Suns are all separated by two games in the fourth to seventh positions.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The document argued that Conejo Arias and his son are lawfully detained, that the other claims should be severed and dismissed and that the court should deny the petition in its entirety.—
Elizabeth Zavala,
San Antonio Express-News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Maduro’s capture removed the Cuban government’s closest ally from power and severed its supply of fuel – perhaps permanently – from the oil rich South American nation.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Halved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halved. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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