as in ounce
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Recent Examples of halfpenny
Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
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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
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.
—Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
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
The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won’t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share.
—Julie Jargon, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfpenny
Noun
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Gower’s team is forecasting that precious metal prices could rise to $3,500 per ounce by the third quarter of this year.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025
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Is there an ounce of patriotism left in the GOP?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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The posters also assert that these goods, allegedly made in the same production lines as name-brand items, can be purchased for a fraction of the price if consumers bypass U.S. retailers.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.—
Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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Related: Here are some tricks from the CDC for de-ticking yourself: • Put your clothes in the dryer on high heat for a minim of six minutes.—
Valerie Lego,
Detroit Free Press,
20 June 2017
Noun
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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
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Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The extra coverage is advantageous for landscapes, architecture, and other scenes that are just a smidgen too vast for a typical all-in-one zoom to capture in frame.—
Jim Fisher,
PCMAG,
24 Feb. 2025
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While a smidgen of the magic of March might be missing this week, the business of college hoops is totally fine: The plethora of remaining powerhouses means more fans, not fewer, will watch the upcoming rounds of games.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In many cases, physicists can calculate the spectral gap for a specific atom or material.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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In a quantum computer, shielding ensures that these atoms aren’t affected by background signals.—
Paul Lipman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is a kenning that evokes a natural transition to darkness and also an unfinished human endeavor.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
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The kenning’s true meaning lies beyond the edges of my comprehension.—
Jonah Walters,
Longreads,
24 Oct. 2024
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By finally publishing it in the party’s flagship journal, the inference is that none of the intervening turmoil has made China’s leadership alter course one iota.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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As anyone who’s watched an iota of sports programming over the past few years can attest, the betting business doesn’t traffic in subtlety.—
Sean Gregory / Boston,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Halfpenny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfpenny. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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