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
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 Brunson, who already owns the Knicks' record with eight 40-point games in the postseason, was almost halfway to another in the first quarter. —CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026 Biro’s sending off came after battling for the ball with Charlotte FC striker Idan Toklomati on the halfway line. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for halfway
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Four doubles puts him halfway to his 2025 season total. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 Brunson, who already owns the Knicks' record with eight 40-point games in the postseason, was almost halfway to another in the first quarter. —CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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The international tour earned $1.04 billion as of the halfway point in December 2023, according to Pollstar. —Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026 Biro’s sending off came after battling for the ball with Charlotte FC striker Idan Toklomati on the halfway line. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for halfway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
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Demolition and recovery operations will resume Sunday morning at the site of the parking garage that partially collapsed this week in Grays Ferry.— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Ujamaa Construction filed a mechanic’s lien against the council in November saying that it was owed $761,928 for work done on the property that it had only partially been paid for, according to documents from the Cook County recorder of deeds.— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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The totals are incomplete because agencies like the FBI have found ways to access the data without reporting the searches publicly, said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Missing lab work, an incomplete prior authorization or a documentation error can often be corrected and then resubmitted.— Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Their exchanges take place in a conversational middle range that puts their emotional substance—bewilderment, frustration, anger, quiet despair—into sharp and poignant contrast.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Accepts middle and high school-age children only.— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Park characteristically ignores her connection attempt, but Ashley cleverly earns her warmth and attention by saying that Austin is half-Korean.— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
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But classrooms sat half-empty and the playground was deserted.— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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The approach also proved resilient, working even with partial or noisy sensor data and in cluttered environments, marking a step forward in adaptable, real-world robotic manipulation.— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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The share of Americans who disapprove of the job that Congress is doing stands at an all-time high as the partial government shutdown drags on, according to new polling from Gallup.— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The median age of a first-time buyer is now 40—a number that would have been almost unthinkable a generation ago.— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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With a population of 29 million, Cameroon is an overwhelmingly young country, where the median age is 18.— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Skies will partly to mostly cloudy throughout the day with a wind out of the northwest at 10 to 15 mph.— Steven Sosna, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The ceiling was noticeably bowed, and the floor was partly rotted.— Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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Clover naturally fixes nitrogen-deficient soil and improves soil fertility, which helps nearby plants.— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
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If muscles remain depleted and incompletely repaired, each practice starts with a deficient muscular system.— William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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