Thesaurus results for HALFWAY HOUSE

halfway house

noun

Definition of halfway house

as in home

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Recent Examples of halfway house He was released in April and is now living in a halfway house in Gainesville. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026 She was released to a halfway house in Alabama in January. — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026 After leaving the halfway house, Dixon moved into a property that his sister owned. — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 Democrats call for closure The two-story facility, built in 2000 and sitting on nearly 227,000 square feet, served as an immigrant detention center between 2011 and 2017 before becoming a drug treatment center and halfway house. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for halfway house

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Noun

The other clock hiding inside it The TC001 has attracted an enthusiastic home-automation following because it can be used with AWTRIX, an open-source firmware and ecosystem designed around small LED matrix displays.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Back at school, Thom hangs out on the bleachers for a secret meeting with the creepy home invader from Robert’s party.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of home

Noun

In July, the hospice workers staged a one-day strike for similar reasons outside Allina Health's headquarters in Minneapolis.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Ericksons could have opted to take the baby home with hospice care, keeping him pain-free until an inevitable end.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of hospice

Noun

The latter was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients in its heyday, which feels thematically right somehow.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
The site was home to a sanatorium for internal diseases in the early 20th century, founded by the physician Theodor Büdingen.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of sanatorium

Noun

Paxton’s office also notified two Dallas medical centers of their obligations to provide life-saving treatment.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Benefits include an on-site medical center, insurance, 401(k) plans with matching funds, vacations and holidays and complimentary meals.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of medical center

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