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
Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Stop when your torso is halfway between upright and parallel to the floor.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
This week, the judges visited the couples to assess their progress and provide feedback as the competition reached the halfway point.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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The hotel is situated halfway up the historic Via Veneto in the shade of its giant sycamore trees—they’re practically saplings in La Dolce Vita, the Fellini movie that put this Roman street on the global map in the 1960s.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Stop when your torso is halfway between upright and parallel to the floor.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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By the halfway point of the season, though, the show had moved away a bit from that central hook, transforming (like so many of Bill Lawrence’s other shows) into a more low-concept hangout sitcom about a group of characters.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
This week, the judges visited the couples to assess their progress and provide feedback as the competition reached the halfway point.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Nineteen of the 36 hospitals and nine field hospitals formerly operating in Gaza were still partially functioning, the WHO said at the time.Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nickel Boys is an even more ambitious project, though its risks only partially pay off.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 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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In matters of detailing the gown featured a translucent and mesh section near the middle, ruching was also a part of this portion of her dress.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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Two roomy compartments, a zippered middle section, and a small pocket under the front clasp mean plenty of storage options to divide up essentials like a wallet and keys and makeup or perfume.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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With this fiscal year less than half over, Twitch-originated cash donations alone are about $500,000.William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Gefen’s favorite is his 1972 Saab Sonett, a coupe the color of a tangerine and whose motor roars—half ferociously, half pathetically—like a dying lion.Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 1 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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Over the past century, the median new home build has more than doubled in size, from just over 1k sq. ft. to nearly 2.5k sq. ft.Zachary Crockett, thehustle.co, 13 Dec. 2024
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The company reports that the median user interaction lasts 60 seconds.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is partly a measure of their deep frustration with the status quo, and may also reflect the national habit of bravely shrugging off long odds.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Inland regions will dry out by the afternoon, with skies clearing to partly cloudy.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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In healthy individuals who aren’t deficient in biotin, biotin supplementation will likely have no effect on hair growth, the same review concluded.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The latest decision in the 30-year-long legal saga vacated a Baltimore Circuit Judge’s previous ruling regarding school funding, but still ultimately rejected the plaintiffs’ attempt to revive the litigation over claims of deficient education standards at city schools.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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