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  • plural of half.
  • present tense form of halve (3rd person singular).
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halves

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /
NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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She uses tweezers to nestle the roasted halves on a swirl of verdant puree, then tops it off with crispy fried leaves.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

It was a tale of two halves for Bellingham who was deployed in a more box-to-box role in Declan Rice’s absence.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Soccer, on the other hand, is defined by constant activity: two unbroken 45-minute halves, with no pause for a soda brand or insurance company to chime in.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

After Chung and Klugo huddle, they line up on the court like two halves of the same body, moving in tandem as the balls ricochet off rackets.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Beyond the first one another set of flukes rose, waved, then crashed down and was followed immediately by two more whales that raised their front halves out of the water and fell over.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen



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