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as in parts
one of two equal or nearly equal parts
to be fair, we should each get half the pie
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as in matches
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 quarters
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Recent Examples of halves
Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Advertisement If the last 17 second halves are any indication, sounds like a pretty good plan going forward.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
Daniels’ first-quarter interception in Arizona – his first of the season – ended a streak of 16 consecutive scoring drives excluding kneel-downs at the end of halves.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Advertisement If the last 17 second halves are any indication, sounds like a pretty good plan going forward.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halves
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As well as the title of mom, Tina is also grandmother to Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy, 12, and her twins Rumi and Sir, 7, Solange's son Daniel, 19.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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As McKinsey research notes, digital twins are often called the next frontier and are revolutionizing how decisions are made.Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Despite the lack of a pasta lab in LA and Las Vegas, the other location have some surprising similarities.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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So Bodies Bodies Bodies, Talk to Me or anything else that gets thrown in there is just because of the inherent similarities.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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But what really separates the most impactful individuals from the rest is the ability to recognize the things that could wait, but shouldn’t.Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Building a lexicon around shame creates an easy dichotomy − one that separates foods, and our desire for them, into good and bad, sinful and pure, moral and amoral.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Halves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halves. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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