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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
The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Fearon has conducted twelve such procedures — the condition is rare, affecting about one in 100,000 births, according to NBC-DFW — in an effort to bring together the different halves of the face.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The fine print in the very long contract may require the buyer to pay both halves of escrow, for example.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
In the second halves of those games, the Broncos have started possessions with a chance to extend a one-score lead to two eight times and have mustered just six points.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Turn apple halves cut sides up in skillet.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
However, this doesn’t mean the brain’s two halves always play the close-and-cozy couple.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
Spoon filling into pepper halves.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Zaslav has spoken repeatedly about the need for consolidation in the industry, and some observers have speculated that the two halves of WBD, once split in 2026, would seek to be buyers, rather than sellers.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
In two straight seasons, Faber played incredible first halves, then fell off fairly dramatically.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Fearon has conducted twelve such procedures — the condition is rare, affecting about one in 100,000 births, according to NBC-DFW — in an effort to bring together the different halves of the face.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The fine print in the very long contract may require the buyer to pay both halves of escrow, for example.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
In the second halves of those games, the Broncos have started possessions with a chance to extend a one-score lead to two eight times and have mustered just six points.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Turn apple halves cut sides up in skillet.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
However, this doesn’t mean the brain’s two halves always play the close-and-cozy couple.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
Spoon filling into pepper halves.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Zaslav has spoken repeatedly about the need for consolidation in the industry, and some observers have speculated that the two halves of WBD, once split in 2026, would seek to be buyers, rather than sellers.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
Noun
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One of the hardest parts of shelter life is social isolation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In recent months, China expanded visa waivers to tourists from much of Europe, Asia, and parts of the Middle East, sought to attract more international students to its universities and exchange programs, and boosted its trade and diplomatic relationships with the rest of the world.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In April 2012, United made the short trip to Wigan eight points ahead of title rivals City, with six matches left to play.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In his leisure time, Atharva loves learning about digital marketing and watching soccer matches.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The notes — about 30 rows of capital letters, numbers, dashes and parentheses broken into sections — baffled investigators.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The film also starred Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Devotees give their lives over to the dictates of their AI companions, and some even profess undying love to their digital counterparts, relationships that have led to tragedy.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The tension quickly splits the group.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hydrogen splits at the anode into protons and electrons.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vasquez seemingly shared no visual similarities to Samuel Vazquez, a 41-year-old accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her dog outside a Publix in Davenport, the outlet reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Social media influencers have called out Kai over the logos’ similarities.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Analysts say this has pulled the faith’s center of gravity toward the more conservative global south, deepening divides with the West’s more liberal outlook.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Attached to each loop is a polymerase enzyme, which serves a critical function every time a cell divides.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Halves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halves. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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