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Recent Examples of halve
Low will halve the output and double the runtime to about 7 hours.
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New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
When Oregon answered with a score, and Indiana punted, the Ducks quickly moved downfield while attempting to halve their deficit.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Several months ago, Ford CEO Jim Farley said ending the nearly two-decade-long EV tax credit would halve America’s electric-vehicle market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
The plan set out to halve payments for undergraduate loans, cut many borrowers’ monthly payments down to $0, and provide early forgiveness for borrowers whose original loan amounts were low.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
When Oregon answered with a score, and Indiana punted, the Ducks quickly moved downfield while attempting to halve their deficit.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Several months ago, Ford CEO Jim Farley said ending the nearly two-decade-long EV tax credit would halve America’s electric-vehicle market.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
The plan set out to halve payments for undergraduate loans, cut many borrowers’ monthly payments down to $0, and provide early forgiveness for borrowers whose original loan amounts were low.
—Connor Greene, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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Use baby Yukon gold potatoes and quarter them.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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The plant’s parentage is ‘Fourth of July’ x ‘Angel Face.’ ‘Fashion Forward,’ hybridized by Christian Bédard and introduced by Weeks Roses, has cuppy, quartered, old-fashioned and very double medium pink and white bicolor blooms.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Michigan State starting on Valentine’s Day, the Bruins wrapped up their three-game homestand on a positive note after splitting the first two, a one-point, double-overtime loss to Indiana followed by a 22-point blowout of Rutgers in which five players scored in double digits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the two men were hit near the ceasefire line that divides Gaza, with one half under Israeli military control.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Developer Scott Gibbel had initially presented plans for three buildings on the site, but, following mixed reviews from commissioners at a meeting in December, the proposal was revised, with a 218,700 square-foot structure divided into two separate buildings.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The conservatory opens out to a small woodland — call it Glazer Shire — bisected by a small creek.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.—
Giovanna Caravetta,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Then came waves of railroad workers—Scandinavian, Irish, especially—renting rooms in an ever-altering house, subdivided into two units, then three; even the house number changed..—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The original 37-acre La Questa Vineyard, subdivided into three parcels, survived its ravages.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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But Stevens said the treatment patients take will segment according to the other health conditions a person has on top of obesity, such as fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Viral trends felt collective rather than segmented by algorithmic feeds.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Since then, the consumer economy has only become more bifurcated.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Today, there is a concerted effort to bifurcate Israel from Judaism.—
Marc Schneier,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin isn’t budging on his decision to keep the party’s internal report dissecting 2024 election losses under wraps — despite previously committing to releasing it.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Commenting, forwarding, debating, dissecting.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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