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as in parts
one of two equal or nearly equal parts
to be fair, we should each get half the pie
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as in matches
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat
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Recent Examples of halves
Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
After not allowing a single goal in the entire playoffs, the Mustangs forfeited a pair of goals in a three-minute span of the first and second halves.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning every 10 dB drop roughly halves perceived loudness – so the gap between the P-12 Business and a conventional ferry isn't a marginal improvement.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
At 516 feet in width, the unusual structure is roughly 22,000 times smaller than the actual Moon, which with a diameter of 2,159 miles could roughly fit the contiguous United States across one of its halves from east to west.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Because the two halves of the mandible had not yet joined, the creature would have been physically incapable of eating on its own.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
This section of lower jaw is crucial for an animal to eat, but only after its two halves fuse during gestation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The object of rugby Rugby is an 80-minute game played in two 40-minute halves with a short break between.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
And this is certainly not the sort of outfit that does anything by halves—the four-floor spa is one of the city’s finest.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
My own life does not feel like one continuous thing but, rather, two distinct halves that belong to two very different people.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
After not allowing a single goal in the entire playoffs, the Mustangs forfeited a pair of goals in a three-minute span of the first and second halves.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning every 10 dB drop roughly halves perceived loudness – so the gap between the P-12 Business and a conventional ferry isn't a marginal improvement.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
At 516 feet in width, the unusual structure is roughly 22,000 times smaller than the actual Moon, which with a diameter of 2,159 miles could roughly fit the contiguous United States across one of its halves from east to west.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
Because the two halves of the mandible had not yet joined, the creature would have been physically incapable of eating on its own.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
This section of lower jaw is crucial for an animal to eat, but only after its two halves fuse during gestation.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The object of rugby Rugby is an 80-minute game played in two 40-minute halves with a short break between.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
And this is certainly not the sort of outfit that does anything by halves—the four-floor spa is one of the city’s finest.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
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Communities in the Midwest are cleaning up after tornadoes and severe storms tracked through parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri on Friday.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Improvements over the last 15 years in an imaging technique called cryo-EM (cryogenic electron microscopy) have enabled researchers to see the flagellar motor’s component parts.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s religious establishment had barred women from attending football matches in stadiums for the majority of the past 40 years.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly said that Mexico has a security plan in place for the soccer matches, despite continued outbreaks of violence in the country.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has a flood warning in effect for the Muskegon River, along with additional river sections in West Michigan.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Some sections of the track, which will use existing streets, roads and sections of the air station tarmac, will be repaved.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Ivišić twins give Illinois a pair of 7-footers who can shoot, rebound and protect the rim.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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As a new spooky season starts, Caity juggles a new crush Hannah, the arrival of twins Liam and Sean to work at the haunt, and her father’s tenuous sobriety.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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While this makes alliums great companions for most vegetables and herbs, asparagus and alliums just don’t mix.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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Implications for humans What should humans take away from episodes in which their closest genetic relatives turn on their companions?—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nuclear power takes advantage of the energy released when the nucleus of an atom, such as uranium, splits in a process called fission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Eyes on the primary runoff The Democratic race doesn't feature notable policy splits along the lines of the progressive-moderate fissures that have opened around the country.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That doesn’t mean that all the art being made at Tunnel has a Miami theme or stylistic similarities.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Doomers point to the similarities between now and the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, such as seemingly lax underwriting standards and the rapid proliferation of largely unregulated, mind-numbingly complex debt instruments designed to squeeze value out of thin air.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Season 3 President Reagan and Soviet Premier Andropov sign lunar peace treaty which essentially divides the Moon between them.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Beverage director Jax Donahue divides the cocktail menu between classics and two rotating destinations (recently from San Francisco to Mexico City).—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Halves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halves. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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