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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
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The idea of hiring a contractor to provide services at half or less of the cost without creating additional pension obligations — entirely plausible based on what’s happened in other local cities — has never even come up.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Indeed, while the stock market has boomed since the election, the bond market indicates growing concerns about inflation and debt growth, with the 10-year rate rising by a half percentage point (to about 4.7%), even as the Fed has continued to cut rates.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The Concorde was uncomfortable and flew half empty.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Less than a mile down East Schafer Road, deputies said, downed power lines had trapped people in a house that a tornado had blown half away.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The idea of hiring a contractor to provide services at half or less of the cost without creating additional pension obligations — entirely plausible based on what’s happened in other local cities — has never even come up.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Sea level rise — mostly due to glacial melt largely caused by anthropogenic climate change — has been a hot button topic for the past half century.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Indeed, while the stock market has boomed since the election, the bond market indicates growing concerns about inflation and debt growth, with the 10-year rate rising by a half percentage point (to about 4.7%), even as the Fed has continued to cut rates.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
This would require tripling renewable energy investments by 2030 to $4 trillion annually, while cutting fossil fuel investments in half—not to mention the wholesale replacement of infrastructure and equipment designed for the use of fossil fuels in every single economic sector around the world.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The Concorde was uncomfortable and flew half empty.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
Noun
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Since the flight that crash landed in Toronto on Monday originated in the U.S., one of my colleagues wanted to know how much of a part the Federal Aviation Administration and the rest of the U.S. air traffic and safety system played in the incident.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Davidson already appears to have wide support from Democrats in Rockland County, a part of the district that also features all of Putnam County and portions of Westchester and Dutchess counties.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And a hockey match between the U.S. and Canada is going to be must-see TV.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The game stood in stark contrast to a Copa America match between Peru and Canada at Children’s Mercy Park last June where the heat index hovered around 100 degrees at kickoff.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Delays can occur due to errors, incomplete filings, or identity verification processes.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Discrepancies paint an incomplete picture Of the DOGE list's initial claim of $16 billion in savings, half came from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) listing that was entered into the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) in 2022 with a whopping $8 billion maximum possible value.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Only about 50 such devices have ever been implanted in the United States.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Or, perhaps, since San Diego never had a team, this is the first time some fans ever really noticed MLS.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Thus began my lifelong affiliation with dogs, which continues to this day in the person of Charley, paradoxically named not for me but for a previous Charley dog who showed up halfway down a lineage of canine hereditary succession.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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And Spencer is still halfway around the world, shoveling coal on a merchant ship.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a social media post on Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called for the termination of financial agreements supporting an additional tranche of funding approved under a section of the IRA called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the Rocky Mountains, skiers eager for the long Presidents' Day weekend are already facing a closure on a section of Interstate 70 due to snow as officials warn of hazardous conditions on the mountain roads over the weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The partial solar eclipse will occur from 4:50 a.m. to 8:43 a.m. EDT on March 29, according to Space.com.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plans are still in the works, but managers are exploring all options and may consider at least partial demolition of the mall.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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However, metered parking at the airport will be enforced at all times.—
Joy Jackson,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Mad About the Boy, which, rather than getting any U.S. theatrical release at all, is streaming on Peacock.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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