halved

past tense of halve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for halved
Verb
  • The pair divided the classwork, which included discussions and exercises.
    Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Taken together, the day offered a rare snapshot of the monarchy’s past and present — divided in distance and duty, yet momentarily aligned in purpose.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Large game like moose must be quartered before it can be handled.
    Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This military incursion sparked the American Revolution and led to the Constitution's Third Amendment, forbidding troops from being quartered in homes during peacetime.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a rare example of agency for a beneficiary community, 21 emerging Indigenous leaders recently crafted selection criteria, evaluated applicants and picked two dozen finalists to split a pool of $720,000.
    Fortune, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The dying relative, Mitch explained, was willing to take the fall for Scott’s killing; then someone else would turn him in, claim the reward money, and split it with them.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The Israeli military has now begun its retreat out of Gaza City, and vacated the Netzarim Corridor, which had cleaved Gaza in two, between north and south.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mahomes dissected the Lions' secondary on Sunday night, throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Jurors, journalists and scores of public onlookers obsessively dissected the case.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To complete the family meditation, Ben Stiller puts his own children, Ella (23) and Quinlin (20), on camera, as well as his wife, Christine Taylor, from whom he was separated for several years (the two reconciled during the pandemic).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • With the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns all struggling to start the year, the Steelers have separated themselves from the rest of the AFC North.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • From 2013 to 2018, Deutsche Bank opened more than 40 accounts for the financier—after JPMorgan Chase had severed its ties with Epstein, New York Department of Financial Services investigators found and the two civil complaints claim.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But many of those who were outrighted off the 40-man roster during the season have already severed ties with Atlanta in search of new opportunities.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Halved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halved. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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