halves 1 of 2

Definition of halvesnext
plural of half

halves

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of halve

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Recent Examples of halves
Noun
What began as a daytime quiz became a durable, repeatable, internationally sellable format precisely because the two halves of the business were aligned on risk, testing and long-term exploitation. Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 The Swiss scored early in both halves and cruised to a comfortable win. Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Peel kiwis using a knife, peeler, or spoon, and slice into wedges, rounds, cubes, or decorative halves. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026 Scotland had to overcome strong starts by Argentina in both halves. ABC News, 4 July 2026 In one week this month, Washington moved on both halves of the AI power problem, and only one of them made the headlines. Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Spoon or pipe yolk mixture evenly into reserved egg white halves. Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 After Jude Bellingham netted Saturday’s first goal in the 62nd minute — snapping an England scoring drought that had lasted for more than three halves — Bellingham set up Kane’s header, which served as the dagger. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
Noun
  • Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Striking is a reproduction of a metallic structure with moving and rotating mechanical parts that reflected Lagerfeld’s Bauhaus influences, with 18 fur coats on display that seem to float and dance.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • These guidelines were loosened after the team's first two matches.
    Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Spain’s Pau Cubarsi is at the heart of a defense that has allowed exactly zero goals through five World Cup matches.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Jacqueline Rothstein, 35, splits time between a New York City suburb on Long Island and the city’s heavily Jewish borough of Brooklyn.
    David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • From January to July, four significant departures — or group splits — have reshaped some of the industry’s most prominent acts, most recent of which is NCT and WayV’s WinWin.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • The most vivid sections focus on Garland, whose mood swings Minelli had to manage as a teenager, said The Sunday Times.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
  • Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.
    Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Scheduled to be in the field with her will be fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson, Jamaican twins Tia and Tina Clayton and another powerful Jamaican in Shericka Jackson.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • What unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us.
    Marc Andersen, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • What divides them is the type of finance work being transformed.
    Aswin Saravanan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • While the dolls were the main consumer peg, American Girl stories have been companions and history teachers alike for four decades.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Right now, there are some major discounts on cleaning companions from Ecovacs, iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and more.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 3 July 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 11 Jul. 2026.

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