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Recent Examples of halve
Global vaccination work has nearly halved the global infant-mortality rate, saved more than a hundred and fifty million lives, prevented innumerable costly hospitalizations and long-term disabilities, and strengthened local health services in many remote places.
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
More Evan Vucci/AP Photo Business leaders' confidence in the U.S. economy has halved since the beginning of the year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., as companies grapple with the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs and broader geopolitical uncertainties.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Eugenio Suarez followed with the Diamondbacks’ first hit, a 437-foot home run to center field to halve the Padres’ lead.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Peter González halved the deficit for the Dominican Republic in the 51st minute before Mexico’s César Montes and the Dominican’s Edison Azcona traded scores 14 minutes apart.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
More Evan Vucci/AP Photo Business leaders' confidence in the U.S. economy has halved since the beginning of the year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., as companies grapple with the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs and broader geopolitical uncertainties.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Eugenio Suarez followed with the Diamondbacks’ first hit, a 437-foot home run to center field to halve the Padres’ lead.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Peter González halved the deficit for the Dominican Republic in the 51st minute before Mexico’s César Montes and the Dominican’s Edison Azcona traded scores 14 minutes apart.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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The strawberries are then quartered and added to the skillet alongside ruby port (a sweet fortified wine that generally tastes like red berries) and fresh ginger for a hint of sweet spice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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In Middletown, Portland, and Cromwell 2,000 are left homeless, and many are quartered in the State Armory, the Salvation Army headquarters, and the Swedish Orphanage in Cromwell.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Know the Signs Cucumbers are typically divided into two main categories: slicing cucumbers and pickling cucumbers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Debate at meeting During the board meeting Thursday night, the room was divided between supporters of Mayer, advocates for the students who came forward, and former students who were against Mayer’s employment from being reinstated.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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Inver Grove Heights is bisected, north to south, by three major thoroughfares – Highway 52, Cahill Avenue and Concord Boulevard.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Across Route 66, which bisects the West Side park, a couple people played tennis, a man walked his dog and two nurses from a nearby hospital, dressed in scrubs, chatted during a stroll.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Riverside Gardens was subdivided in the early 20th century before Jefferson County had zoning laws.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Each species is further subdivided into genetically distinct subpopulations shaped by regional winds and ocean currents, according to advanced ocean circulation modelling.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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By segmenting where data should be centralized, shared across business units or governed at the regional level, Hartsock and her team have built flexibility into the company’s data strategy.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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There’s a smarter, more future-facing loyalty model: one that integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) signals directly into how customers are scored, segmented, and rewarded.—
Gabriele Buffo,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Even the audience is bifurcated, moved out into the wings of the Koch Theater’s stage, leaving the auditorium vacant.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Either way, the mood in Iranian circles close to the regime has bifurcated, I’m told.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
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And Just Like That … Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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What to do instead: Instead of dissecting their motives or childhood wounds, shift your attention to the actual impact their actions had on you, Brown says.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
24 June 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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