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Recent Examples of halve
Denmark last week more than halved its annual economic growth forecast, in part citing Novo’s declining U.S. market share and expectations for lower pharmaceutical exports.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The new proposal would roughly halve the company’s original request to hike customer rates by nearly $10 billion over four years, which is believed to be the highest rate hike request in American history.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Overfishing has driven the rapid evolution of eastern Baltic cod, causing their body length to halve between 1996 and 2019.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Piccini says the robot reduces fungicide reliance by up to 70%, cutting carbon dioxide and chemical inputs—an outcome aligned with the EU's comprehensive food policy framework, Farm to Fork, to halve pesticide use by 2030.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The new proposal would roughly halve the company’s original request to hike customer rates by nearly $10 billion over four years, which is believed to be the highest rate hike request in American history.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Overfishing has driven the rapid evolution of eastern Baltic cod, causing their body length to halve between 1996 and 2019.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Piccini says the robot reduces fungicide reliance by up to 70%, cutting carbon dioxide and chemical inputs—an outcome aligned with the EU's comprehensive food policy framework, Farm to Fork, to halve pesticide use by 2030.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
Verb
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Large game like moose must be quartered before it can be handled.—
Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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This military incursion sparked the American Revolution and led to the Constitution's Third Amendment, forbidding troops from being quartered in homes during peacetime.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Anderson classification system for turf toe is split into three grades.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Plans also call for remodeling the existing southern section into 3,700 square feet of additional commercial space, split evenly between two storefronts.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, a quick review of the central bank’s dot plot underscores just how divided the Fed Governors are on the question of whether to cut interest rates (and by how much) over the next 12 months.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The procession is escorted by 80 soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, divided into four units and carrying the regimental flags of the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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The editor was intelligent and could handle different types of text according to its context, and the user could subdivide the large document workspace into multiple subdocuments, all kept together.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Parcels on the block had been subdivided, depressions in the curb laid for future driveways.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Appreciate the plurality of their needs and segment them into the top three priorities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Distributors, of course, are working to segment every niche offering, and splitting Spanish-language from English is a move that has been discussed for some time.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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These goals may appear bifurcated, but they will become increasingly intertwined in the years ahead.—
GARY ROUGHEAD,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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Following yet another collapse on Tuesday night in which the Dodgers turned a 4-0 lead and no-hitter through five innings into a 9-6 loss, manager Dave Roberts was asked to dissect his bullpen's shortcomings.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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From TikTok clips to Instagram reels and YouTube, fans are dissecting every romantic entanglement in the show.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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