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
David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Step 3: Place your plant in soil Take a tea bag or similarly sized porous mesh bag and fill it halfway with akadama, also known as bonsai soil.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The Magic reached the halfway point of their season Sunday in Game 41 against the Sixers at Kia Center.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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When Arnall pressed, Koskinen got halfway up the mast before stopping and retreating back down to the deck.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Step 3: Place your plant in soil Take a tea bag or similarly sized porous mesh bag and fill it halfway with akadama, also known as bonsai soil.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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Just shy of the halfway point, Boston is on pace for 58 victories, which would have won the Eastern Conference by eight games in 2023-24.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article The Magic reached the halfway point of their season Sunday in Game 41 against the Sixers at Kia Center.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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All of the hotels' public spaces and facilities are accessible for guests with disabilities, except for the spa, which is only partially accessible.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bad Bunny addresses whether his new album was partially inspired by Kendall Jenner relationship Bad Bunny even had to put just his tongue on the ice cream and hold it there to cool it.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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And that blitz to force Allen’s final incomplete pass.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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On a 4th and 5 play at the two-minute warning up 32-29, Spagnuolo called an all-out blitz on Allen, which led to an incomplete pass to tight end Dalton Kincaid, effectively ending the game.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Transcend showed that very few middle and high school students regularly have the opportunity to work this way.—
Shannon Doyne,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Metroplex recommendations, however, suggest less phosphorus (middle number of the analysis) or even all nitrogen such as ammonium sulfate applied to our alkaline black clay gumbo soils.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Water when the hole is half filled and again when the hole is completely filled.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Concorde was uncomfortable and flew half empty.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
19 Jan. 2025
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See below for a partial listing of programming at the Macro Lodge, held Jan. 24-26 at 625 Main Street, in Park City.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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The partial transcript below has been edited for clarity.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The median price of an existing home, meanwhile, has climbed for 18 months straight, reaching a record high of $407,500 in 2024.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The median price for homes soared to a record $407,500.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Others project small price bump from tariffs, saying say a drop in imports would strengthen the dollar, lowering import prices for Americans and at least partly offsetting the duties.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Their findings show that atmospheric aerosol levels could be partly to blame for an energy imbalance that's causing our accelerating warming rate.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Its star players include peptides and lipids—two things eczema-prone skin is deficient in, Dr. Weinstein Velez says.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2025
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Vitamin D More than 40% of adult Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Low levels are linked to fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, mood disorders and cognitive decline.—
Lina Begdache,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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