halves 1 of 2

Definition of halvesnext
plural of half

halves

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of halve

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of halves
Noun
De Arechaga himself told a creation story involving a goddess and a cosmic serpent who is split into male and female halves. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The exhibition, which opened Sunday in East Hollywood, aims to unify both halves of his work. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 But the two disparate halves of his career look startlingly the same. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Peel both halves, then scoop out the seeds, which can be roasted just like pumpkin seeds. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Instead of a typical intermission between the game’s two halves, the performance was an event of its own. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 To surmount the issue, Apple routed a flexible graphite pipe through the hinge itself to transfer heat between the two halves, thereby increasing the surface area available for heat dissipation. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 That's unlike most mobile controllers today, which either have a full-sized gamepad inelegantly clamp on to your phone, or stretch in the middle to accommodate your handset in between two halves of a controller. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
Noun
  • The new map for the 3rd district cut out Republican strongholds like Roseville and Lincoln and now includes parts of Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Auburn, Truckee and South Lake Tahoe.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The district has consistently favored Republicans in recent presidential elections, though Democrats have made gains in some parts of Texas.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • That money was brought in largely by the 680,000 visitors that parachuted into KC for the four international teams that held base camps here, and of course the six matches at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But World Cup momentum drove results across linear TV and streamer ViX in Mexico, where TelevisaUnivision had rights to the matches.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Through a partnership with Amazon Web Services , Cerebras is developing an approach called inference disaggregation, which splits the work between two types of chips.
    — Paul Meeks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The layout splits between a restaurant and a cocktail bar, with a listening lounge tucked into the back corner, whose walls come alive with flickering anime cartoons.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some are high, some low, some wide, some narrow, and there are also cobblestone sections.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Colorado Department of Transportation also reported substantial flood damage to highways in the region, with sections of roadway undermined by floodwaters.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Virzi, a one-time doctoral candidate at UC San Diego studying clinical psychology, traveled to Pittsburgh in June 2024 to meet the twins and spend time with her best friend’s growing family.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Enterprise-level software capital is increasingly flowing into tech such as Warehouse Execution Systems (WES) and digital twins to simulate layouts, predict congestion and dynamically reroute inventory.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • From there, they’re eased gently into a bagel machine that divides the dough into rings.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But in addition to needing to half-drown Odysseus (Matt Damon) and his companions, an IMAX camera, cinematographer, and acclaimed director, some of the aspects that make the Trojan Horse truly look like it’s been in the wars came about organically.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s New York premiere earlier this month, Waititi also shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence, which plays a central role in the film’s premise of AI companions.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
  • For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021

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“Halves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halves. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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