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Recent Examples of halve
The sleek kitchen has dining space for eight, so there’s room to serve up all of the burgers Shane accidentally cooks without needing to halve the recipe.
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
Trim just the very end of the stem, then halve or quarter them to maximize the surface area for browning.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
The International Monetary Fund called on China to halve its industrial subsidies, as concerns mount about manufacturing overcapacity in the world’s second-biggest economy.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Five minutes later, Hugo Bueno scored a wonderful goal (above) to halve Arsenal’s lead.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
Trim just the very end of the stem, then halve or quarter them to maximize the surface area for browning.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
The International Monetary Fund called on China to halve its industrial subsidies, as concerns mount about manufacturing overcapacity in the world’s second-biggest economy.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Five minutes later, Hugo Bueno scored a wonderful goal (above) to halve Arsenal’s lead.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
Verb
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Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
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The teams split two previous meetings, so the winner Monday wins the tiebreaker if the teams finish tie.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boise’s new professional soccer team is one week away from its first home game after splitting a pair of road contests.—
Statesman staff report,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2026
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The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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Polls show the nation is sharply divided over the issue of American citizenship for newborn children of unauthorized immigrants.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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On one side, cars speed past on the two-lane road that bisects the southern part of the state.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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During the game, Kailey sat with their mother, Carol, in the middle of the stands that bisected each student section.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In an effort to secure the funding needed to update its schools, the Cajon Valley school board this month passed a resolution of intent to subdivide the district into what are called school facility improvement districts, or SFIDs.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two years ago, a firm brought the council plans to subdivide the northwest section of the mall property to build a hotel, but that project has yet to materialize.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Its trailing branches are flat, green and segmented without sharp spines.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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By the end of the 20th century, the assignments bifurcated.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
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The discussion gained traction on Reddit, where contributors dissected both the concept and execution of the video, which is initially available exclusively on Apple Music and Spotify rather than YouTube.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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And, right now, after Woods was arrested for DUI, the surprising connection is once again being dissected.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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