halved

verb

past tense of halve
as in divided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halved
  1. divided
  2. quartered
  3. split
  4. bisected
  5. cleaved
  6. dissected
  7. separated
  8. severed
Verb
  • For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 June 2026
  • This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of quartered
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  • Industry experts are split over whether short-drama specialists or traditional incumbents possess the stronger distribution moat.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Fewer workers are splitting the cost of supporting a larger, longer-living retired population.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • This free 728-acre park, bisected by the California and Nevada state line, is open to pedestrians year-round and co-managed by the California Tahoe Conservancy and Nevada State Parks.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of bisected
Verb
  • Near the end of the first century AD, in the highlands of northern Spain, the Roman governor, philosopher, and naturalist Pliny the Elder watched as mining cleaved a landscape.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • District 8 was cleaved from parts of Districts 1 and 4 and includes Hunter’s Creek, Lake Nona, Moss Park, Williamsburg and Wyndham Lakes.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaved
Verb
  • Most of that gap came via the right arm of sophomore quarterback Ford Green, who dissected the Chargers, completing 14 of 18 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns.
    — Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Each flower must be picked and carefully dissected to remove three tiny red threads, known as stigmas.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissected
Verb
  • Festivalgoers were never forced to choose between artists, as sets were separated by 10-minute breaks, preventing overlap.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Both can be separated and opened as needed via long white drapes.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of separated
Verb
  • Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to court documents in Alaska, the biological parents sought an order in California establishing them as the baby’s parents after West severed contact with them in May.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of severed
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“Halved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halved. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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