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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
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Each match lasts 90 minutes, broken up into two 45-minute halves.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 June 2026
In fact, for the two 45-minute halves, there were practically no stoppages of play for anything.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Place the pit back into its well, and brush both halves with lemon or lime juice before placing back together.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
The Fresh Stretch Pod is a clever kitchen gadget designed to keep leftover halves fresher by reducing air exposure.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The highly reactive halves can then react with other molecules to form new molecules at considerably lower temperatures than would have otherwise been required.
—Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
An additional 30 minutes is put on the clock in two, 15-minute halves.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026
But Harper didn’t do enough to balance his halves.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Noun
That game started with the Spurs putting on one of the best halves by a road team in NBA Finals history, taking a 29-point lead in the third quarter.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Each match lasts 90 minutes, broken up into two 45-minute halves.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 June 2026
In fact, for the two 45-minute halves, there were practically no stoppages of play for anything.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Place the pit back into its well, and brush both halves with lemon or lime juice before placing back together.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
The Fresh Stretch Pod is a clever kitchen gadget designed to keep leftover halves fresher by reducing air exposure.
—Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The highly reactive halves can then react with other molecules to form new molecules at considerably lower temperatures than would have otherwise been required.
—Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
An additional 30 minutes is put on the clock in two, 15-minute halves.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026
But Harper didn’t do enough to balance his halves.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
Noun
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The base, spread across parts of Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernadino counties, is located about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The funky art-deco font for the numbers is just one more reason to love this Uruguay look that’s equal parts regal and soooo cute.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Take a look Security was tight at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night at the first of seven World Cup matches in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Their journey to the World Cup has been uniquely fraught, with a war erupting between the host of their matches and their home country.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The dam breaks, and Regina splits into laughter at Jobim’s deadpan devolution into nonsense.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
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Today, Cobbs, 36, splits her time between southeastern San Diego and Atlanta, and took some time to talk about her work, and being able to help other people feel a little less lonely.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
Noun
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These proteins stick to sections of DNA (typically close to the target gene) and recruit the polymerase enzyme to make an mRNA copy.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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The movement has accelerated over the last decade, with some sections now slipping several feet a year toward the Pacific.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The former couple are also parents to 25-year-old twins Mady and Cara.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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With this new face, the Grecale and the sporty twins are now more in line with the styling vision first introduced with the MCXtrema, and brought to the road in the GT2 Stradale.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
Verb
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One business has become two, but the original shareholder base rarely divides neatly with it.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The enclave has seen near-daily strikes, as well as shelling and gunfire along the boundary that divides Gaza into Israeli and Palestinian-controlled zones.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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These would be my nap companions, a busy hive of bees whose entrance was out the side of the cottage.—
Christine Sarkis,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Meredith’s companions testified that law enforcement had reacted slowly to Norvell’s threat.—
Aram Goudsouzian,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Halves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halves. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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