HALVE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

halve

verb

Definition of halve

as in to quarter

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Recent Examples of halve Cut peaches in half through the seam; twist halves in opposite directions to halve each peach; remove pits. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 July 2026 Courage forward Ashley Sanchez appeared to halve the lead with a free kick goal in the 50th minute, but it was called back after a video review. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Last month, the International Air Transport Association warned global airline profitability was expected to halve this year as the industry's fuel bills surge. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 July 2026 State air regulators recently approved updates to the program that could halve a pot of money the state receives from allowance sales to fund climate, transportation and other initiatives. — CBS News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for halve

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Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime?

— Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

Definition of quarter

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Taking a break from slinging hamburgers during the weekend lunch rush, Darlene Dumond acknowledged that Allagash remains divided on Jackson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
No distributions were ever made by the Children's Trust to any of its beneficiaries, and the beneficial shares of that trust were not divided into separate shares for each of the beneficiaries as was also required by the 2020 amendment.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of divide

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Cast-stone columns with ornate capitals bisect the thresholds.

— R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it.

— Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of bisect

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The developers plan to subdivide the land into 25 lots for 20 market rate homes and five homes to be reserved as affordable for lower-income residents.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
The land is around 28 acres and would be subdivided into four separate lots for the rentals with 248 multi-family units across 11 buildings.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026

Definition of subdivide

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But traditional toys also showed strength, with the consumer products segment up 5%.

— Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.

— Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

Definition of segment

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Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of bifurcate

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Zahavy dissected the process that went into Albert Einstein’s formulation of his General Relativity Theory, noting that the scientist’s thinking evolved through three phases – deduction, induction, and finally, abduction.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
This German production, predominantly shot in Ukraine, carefully dissects how a gender transition and Russia’s invasion converge on the love between Olya (Tania Myronyshena) and Oleh (Markus Bright).

— Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

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