halving

verb

present participle of halve
as in splitting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halving
  1. splitting
  2. dividing
  3. quartering
  4. bisecting
  5. cleaving
  6. separating
  7. dissecting
  8. bifurcating
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  • Once again, the Braves fell to the Mets in a thriller, this time splitting the series.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Bill Kober, of Suffolk, England, does at least 40 pushups every day, splitting them between 20 in the morning and another 20 in the evening, according to the BBC.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • The main loft, meanwhile, has a dividing wall for privacy and contains a double bed and some more storage.
    — Adam Williams July 07, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • Meghan and Harry retreated from the royal spotlight in 2020, sparking global controversy and dividing opinion in Britain.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime?
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Definition of quartering
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  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of bisecting
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  • By the time Lincoln was elected president in 1860, slavery was already cleaving the country.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Something like cleaving a payroll system in three has to be done flawlessly, for example, so staff still get paid on time.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of cleaving
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  • Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of separating
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  • The event was not only the talk of the town, but the world, with fans dissecting every guest arrival, photo of gifts and whispered details.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Join forces and sign up for our subscriber-exclusive newsletter dissecting House of the Dragon season three.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Definition of bifurcating
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