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Recent Examples of halve
Here is how Cease has fared against current Blue Jays:
His strikeout rate (9.6 per nine innings) to start the year is above his career rate (8.4) and he’s halved last year’s walk rate (3.7 per nine innings) to 1.8.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
That two-goal cushion came in handy, too, as Villa halved the deficit with a bullet header from Mbwana Samatta, before being denied by a spectacular Claudio Bravo save as the final whistle approached.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The latest model corrects course by doubling the laser aperture and more than halving the time necessary to get those same collagen-boosting benefits.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Under the plan, institutions such as the NIH, NSF, and NASA would see their funding as much as halved, with federal climate and ecological research nearly eliminated.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 11 May 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
That two-goal cushion came in handy, too, as Villa halved the deficit with a bullet header from Mbwana Samatta, before being denied by a spectacular Claudio Bravo save as the final whistle approached.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The latest model corrects course by doubling the laser aperture and more than halving the time necessary to get those same collagen-boosting benefits.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Under the plan, institutions such as the NIH, NSF, and NASA would see their funding as much as halved, with federal climate and ecological research nearly eliminated.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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The 22nd Amendment capping the president at two terms is as integral to the Constitution as any of the Amendments, from free speech and the right to practice the religion of your choice to trial by jury or the prohibition of quartering troops in private homes.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Before luxury quartered off the community and gentrified the kinship.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field. 1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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In his four years split between Jackson State and Colorado, the son of the legendary Deion Sanders threw for 14,347 yards, 134 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions, while completing 70.1 percent of his attempts.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Divided Society Finally, the uneven distribution of access to and benefits from humanoid technology could divide society even further.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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These changes, called genetic mutations, cause bone marrow cells to grow and divide too quickly.11 Experts don’t fully understand why these genetic mutations happen.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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Going-to-the-Sun Road, which bisects Glacier National Park while connecting the small gateway communities of West Glacier and St. Mary, might be the most scenic two-lane blacktop in the entire national park system.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
7 Mar. 2025
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The corridor, which runs south of Gaza City, bisects the territory and has been a key area of Israeli control.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Odd Trousers, for example, were subdivided and labeled Colorful, White, Linen, Gray Flannel, Tan, Checkered, Extra Heavy, and Corduroy.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Subtypes Of Domain-Specific Models Domain-specific models in general are subdivided into two major subtypes: (a) Domain-only type (b) Hybrid of domain & general purpose A domain-only type assumes that the model can be devised nearly exclusively based on the domain at hand.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the same report, Vizient highlights that a midwestern health system segmented their patients into three groups: loyal, splitter and uncommitted.—
Corey Scurlock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Erie Canal and New York State’s other canals are segmented and managed by a series of locks, lift bridges, guard gates and movable dams that control water flow and vessel traffic.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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His schedule became bifurcated between the two lives — early mornings sharpening, late nights cooking.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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With a career that spanned 70 years, there are no shortage of facts about Frank Lloyd Wright to dissect.—
Carrie Hojnicki,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
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Neu, who worked for Payton in personnel in 2006 with the Saints and then again from 2014-15 as New Orleans’ quarterbacks coach, has spent plenty of time the past few months breaking down film of Bryant in an effort to dissect Illinois’ offense.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 May 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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