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
The fairing halves will return to Earth to be recovered by SpaceX. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Divide and brush the remaining 1/4 cup dressing on the bottom halves of the buns. Kate Williams, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Canadian researchers curtained off two halves of a lake during the late 1960s and doused each with different fertilizers. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 The pair assigned halves of vectors to each group, as Bansal’s previous algorithms had done. Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Jaissle likes his centre-halves to split and for one of his No 6s to move deep and almost create a back three during build-up play, something Steur has looked comfortable doing. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Khn plays a custom double-neck guitar-bass with twice the usual number of frets on each side, looping the two halves together in real time with foot pedals. Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Add the lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook until charred on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 If the two halves don’t mirror each other, treat it as suspicious. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
Noun
  • The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, mostly is found along the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean as well as parts of South America.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That leaves more room for the parts of festival life that resist scheduling.
    Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That was until 2021, when police identified a male DNA profile that had no matches in the database.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The discounted tickets will allow New Yorkers to see matches for potentially hundreds of dollars cheaper than retail prices.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The first would decide whether a campaign called People Not Politicians can place a measure on the ballot to strike down the map, which splits Kansas City.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The remaining workforce splits between disengaged and actively working against the organization.
    Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The judge later ruled in late 2024 that the two sections were unconstitutional.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the agreement encountered intense resistance from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, the communist left, and critical sections of Singh’s own Congress Party.
    C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Women carrying twins or more babies at once also had substantially higher rates than those carrying one baby.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At least for Kelly and Matthew Stafford, who sent their twins off to new adventures.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On the contrary, each bitcoin divides into 100 million units, called satoshis.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Hamas official also said the group’s leader demanded that Israel halt its attacks on Gaza and withdraw to the Yellow Line, which divides the territory into Israeli military and Palestinian sections, before beginning implementation.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Last of the Mohicans Set in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War, this historical novel follows the escapades of wayfaring Natty Bumppo and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Tour companies are paying attention and offering travelers more options to explore the globe with like-minded companions — but just fewer of them.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 22 Aug. 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 29 Aug. 2026.

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