Synonyms

in half

Idioms

In two equal or roughly equal parts. For example, Let's cut this sheet in half. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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Deficits had been limited to 'in half' and been corrected before they had come to an end.

From BBC

Berkshire has cut its holding in Bank of America roughly in half to 517 million shares, worth about $28 billion, in the past 18 months.

From Barron's

Judge James Gion of North Dakota cut those damages in half, determining some damages had been counted twice.

From Barron's

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to revive one of the most complicated and expensive developments in the city’s history: transforming a 180-acre rail yard into the city’s biggest affordable housing project in half a century.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nasa is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before it attempts to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in half a century.

From BBC

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