as in partially
in some measure or degree
that was a halfway decent performance of a difficult piece
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as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
when halfway measures, such as posting signs, failed to keep people off the property, a fence was erected
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as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
by the time she had reached the halfway point, she was ready to quit the marathon
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Recent Examples of halfway
Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
But in that short time, Jones had already managed to touch another girl halfway around the world.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Ross Terrell, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Each team also has another two guides to help them, one at the halfway line and another behind the goal the team is attacking.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Zoom in: New Hope is halfway between Philly and Manhattan.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
But in that short time, Jones had already managed to touch another girl halfway around the world.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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The San Francisco 49ers are entering their bye week at the halfway point of the NFL season and early returns have been mixed.
—Ross Terrell, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Each team also has another two guides to help them, one at the halfway line and another behind the goal the team is attacking.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Figures, who worked in the Obama administration, grew up in Mobile, which is partially included in the district.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Though assembly isn’t exactly a breeze, the tree looks great in a room full of houseplants, and the individual branches can be popped in or out depending on your or your cats’ preferences—there are enough to cover the whole tree, or just partially, as my cats Circe and Scylla prefer.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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The drive nearly ended a few plays earlier when Joe Burrow was picked off, but the potential interception was overturned to incomplete on replay.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Even chalking the election entirely up to inflation seems rather convenient and incomplete.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected for the lower and middle Florida Keys.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Heavy social media use and posting regret are associated with lower self-esteem among middle and high school students Psychotherapist specializing in the mental health impacts of social media.Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Election Day 2024 is more than half over as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to battle it out in swing states across the nation.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Grizzlies were already without star guard Ja Morant, who hasn’t played since suffering pelvic muscle strains and subluxation (partial dislocation) in his right hip in last week’s matchup against the Lakers, Desmond Bane (strained right oblique) and GG Jackson (right foot surgery recovery).Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Interest expense decreased to $19 million from $34 million, reflecting partial debt repayment.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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In 2012, the median residential property value in Sunnyside was $208,300, the Denver Department of Finance reported.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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With a population of 9,000 residents, the city of Tuskegee has a median household income of $32,000.Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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This decrease is partly due to higher by-product credits.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The study was partly funded by the sale of auction moose tags — which regularly sell for tens of thousands of dollars — and additional matching funds from Pittman-Robertson dollars.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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This Tuesday's particular presidential election is also the most important election of our lifetimes for a simple additional reason: Harris is the most ideologically left-wing, intellectually deficient, and wildly unprepared presidential candidate in the nation's history.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the early seventies, when addicts were viewed as criminals or morally deficient, Gruppo Abele became a nonjudgmental refuge for homeless people and juvenile offenders.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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