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
Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
But in that short time, Jones had already managed to touch another girl halfway around the world.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Ross Terrell, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Each team also has another two guides to help them, one at the halfway line and another behind the goal the team is attacking.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Zoom in: New Hope is halfway between Philly and Manhattan.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
But in that short time, Jones had already managed to touch another girl halfway around the world.
—Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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The San Francisco 49ers are entering their bye week at the halfway point of the NFL season and early returns have been mixed.
—Ross Terrell, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Each team also has another two guides to help them, one at the halfway line and another behind the goal the team is attacking.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Their apartment complex backed up to a shortcut that leads to running trails along UGA's campus where Riley was found dead in a wooded area, partially naked and covered in leaves, that afternoon.Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Between the lines: The record highs were driven partially by the increase in the number of immigrant families and asylum seekers in New York City, according to the report.April Rubin, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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Often, issues develop into unnecessary crises when there is incomplete information or when critical information does not reach the right people in time.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The fourth misfire was initially ruled a fumble that led to a Titans touchdown, but it was later overturned by video replay and ruled an incomplete pass.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
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For her glam, Paltrow styled her hair sleek and straight with a middle part.Julia Teti, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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Of these incidents, 573 occurred on the grounds of a preschool, elementary, middle or high school, resulting in 188 deaths and 392 people wounded and nearly half (at least 46 percent) of the victims in these incidents were students.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Election Day 2024 is more than half over as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue to battle it out in swing states across the nation.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Grizzlies were already without star guard Ja Morant, who hasn’t played since suffering pelvic muscle strains and subluxation (partial dislocation) in his right hip in last week’s matchup against the Lakers, Desmond Bane (strained right oblique) and GG Jackson (right foot surgery recovery).Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Interest expense decreased to $19 million from $34 million, reflecting partial debt repayment.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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In 2012, the median residential property value in Sunnyside was $208,300, the Denver Department of Finance reported.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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With a population of 9,000 residents, the city of Tuskegee has a median household income of $32,000.Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Trump and his team view the attorney general as one of the most important jobs in his incoming administration partly due to his rocky relationship with the Justice Department in his first term.Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Once closed to women, the industry is now slowly becoming more inclusive, partly due to pioneers like her who have proven that women can excel in construction.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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This Tuesday's particular presidential election is also the most important election of our lifetimes for a simple additional reason: Harris is the most ideologically left-wing, intellectually deficient, and wildly unprepared presidential candidate in the nation's history.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the early seventies, when addicts were viewed as criminals or morally deficient, Gruppo Abele became a nonjudgmental refuge for homeless people and juvenile offenders.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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