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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
Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Khanna in his op-ed also took a hit at how much of the defense budget is going to defense contractors, citing a report from CBS News last year that said that nearly half of the $842 billion budget would go to contractors.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
To do just under 300,000 in about a half week of tracking is incredible and proves Tyler is a commercial titan and forced to be reckoned with as a leader of his generation.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Election Day 2024 is more than half over as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to battle it out in swing states across the nation.
—Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The back half of 2024 has shown precious little progress.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Khanna in his op-ed also took a hit at how much of the defense budget is going to defense contractors, citing a report from CBS News last year that said that nearly half of the $842 billion budget would go to contractors.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Trump, however, is up 2.6 points in Arizona, 1.7 points in Georgia and Nevada, 1.5 points in North Carolina, just less than 1 point in Pennsylvania and just less than a half point in Wisconsin.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
To do just under 300,000 in about a half week of tracking is incredible and proves Tyler is a commercial titan and forced to be reckoned with as a leader of his generation.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Adverb
In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Election Day 2024 is more than half over as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to battle it out in swing states across the nation.
—Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half
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Defenders said the lack of transparency was meant, in part, to protect people from political retribution and smear campaigns.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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The map highlighted Ukraine, but did not include the Crimean Peninsula as part of the country's territory.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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The trip to Nottingham Forest was Villa’s 24th match of the campaign and their fifth in a fortnight.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Of course, keeping the lovers apart for well over two hundred pages is what makes readers keep turning pages in romance novels, but the characters reach their ultimate decision by discovering that their interests are a match.Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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City officials have declared the project application was incomplete — which the developer denies — and the issue could become fodder for state intervention or lawsuits.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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This stagnation is partly due to the lengthy delivery times for these facilities, meaning many of the largest projects are still incomplete.Courtney Fingar, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Still, like for many other industries, the transformation will not come without a glitch because consumers get ever more demanding.Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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None of these stories or approaches ever feel incongruous with one another, or with the overall project.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mexico Could Try To Strike A Better Immigration Bargain For Its Citizens The Mexican government cooperated with the Biden administration, in part because U.S. government officials met them halfway.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Another key conflict resolution skill is learning to meet halfway.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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The 10 films in this section are all world premieres.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Christine's TikTok video has sparked a heated debate in its comments section, with some users saying $48 is too steep for a secondhand sweater regardless of its brand.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Joining the fray for at least partial ownership of the contracts is the public, nonprofit Jackie Robinson Foundation, launched in 1973 by Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson, to perpetuate the memory of her husband.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Two more partial skulls, one in New Zealand and one in Chile, later enabled scientists to confirm a brand-new species.Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, Norwood says that students should not rush to decide which college to go to, or whether to go to college at all.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, a handful of states have refrained from voting on the matter at all: Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York and Rhode Island.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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