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as in part
one of two equal or nearly equal parts
to be fair, we should each get half the pie
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as in match
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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as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
half measures that did nothing but prolong the problem
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as in halfway
in some measure or degree
what you said is only half true
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Recent Examples of half
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
But Wiggins scored just eight points on five field-goal attempts in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
The government’s ruinous racial policies over the past half century were created primarily by executive order, not legislation, and what was done with the mere stroke of a presidential pen can be undone by the same means.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
The late nights, the endless to-do lists, the pressure to overachieve—many of us have been conditioned to believe that success requires sacrifice, especially as Black women navigate professional spaces where we’re expected to be twice as good to get half as much.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But their defense was so dominant from the second quarter on that the Trojans still could have won without scoring in the second half.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
But Wiggins scored just eight points on five field-goal attempts in the second half.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
That process, essentially, splits polycotton fabric into half—one part polyester, one part cotton—and ignores the polyester to dissolve the cotton into glucose, with the aforementioned HCl acid.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
The government’s ruinous racial policies over the past half century were created primarily by executive order, not legislation, and what was done with the mere stroke of a presidential pen can be undone by the same means.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
The legislation before the Senate is the third such continuing resolution for the current fiscal year, now nearly half over.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
The late nights, the endless to-do lists, the pressure to overachieve—many of us have been conditioned to believe that success requires sacrifice, especially as Black women navigate professional spaces where we’re expected to be twice as good to get half as much.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
Noun
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As part of Tascan’s new focus, the streamer has opted to discontinue plans for additional games for Netflix Stories.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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On April 5, disenfranchised Americans are being encouraged to protest the Trump administration's policies as part of a national movement in myriad cities, hosted by a group of older Americans called Third Act.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Flyers whose match is approved will retain this status for three months.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rubber match has augmented stakes in a Tournament field with increasing parity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While vendor management systems (VMS) exist to address this, many legacy systems rely on outdated processes, incomplete or obsolete data, and time-consuming procedures.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Existing data is incomplete and fails to fully address gaps and inequities at the intersections of gender, race, economic background, disability, etc.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In the internet culture pantheon, few fanfic writers have ever achieved fame, and those that have sometimes do so for the salacious nature of their work.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2025
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But because solar, wind and hydropower production rates can vary with weather and other factors, nuclear energy is particularly appealing to ever thirsty AI technology companies, raising fears of nuclear waste contamination.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In Africa, qualifying is about halfway finished and continues this weekend.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Slowly lower your jaw halfway while keeping your tongue in place, then close your mouth.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fans were quick to flock to the comment section, offering the pop star words of encouragement.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many of Elliott’s former co-stars and colleagues showed their support in the comment section of his sad announcement.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ukraine is planning to send technical teams to discuss the details of the partial ceasefire.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Drone strikes have continued through the weekend despite last week's apparent progress toward a U.S.-brokered partial ceasefire, though Kyiv and Moscow appeared to have different understandings of what that would entail.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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As Strong Aurora Predicted And don’t dismiss this as a trick to steal a few dollars — that’s not the point at all.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Did the role have to get any smaller or change at all to accommodate the recasting?—
Max Gao,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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