ha'penny

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ha'penny
Noun
  • The show also begged us to care one whit about Nick’s secret romance with… Jessica’s sister!!!
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.
    Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As with other agencies affected as part of Mr. Musk’s effort, only a small fraction of AmeriCorps employees remained at the headquarters in Washington on Thursday.
    Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Soybean plantations capture only a fraction of the carbon that tropical rainforests do, and drive emissions through transportation and processing.
    Sarah Sax, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
    Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • The result: a light show producing beautiful blue and purple dashes against a backdrop of green and pink auroras.
    Michael D'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Carlsbad’s Makenna Herbst stepped down to the 200-meter dash and dipped under 25 seconds for the first time at 24.98, second in the section only to Gilhooly’s 24.73.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The heartfelt track opens with a home video audio snippet of Uchis’ mother wishing her a good morning as the Colombian crooner serenades someone close to her in her life.
    Chris Malone Mendez, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Despite snippets of dialogue suggesting Nikki hasn’t always been reliable in the past, and meatier scenes acknowledging the emotional toll the situation is taking on her now, the bond never feels informed by complicated feelings, a long history or the possibility of change.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Cover and cook until roast is tender and shreds easily, about 5 hours on HIGH or 8 hours on LOW.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But Illinois lawmakers have yet to provide one shred of evidence that any individual’s benefits fall afoul of the IRS rules.
    Ted Dabrowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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