the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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Trailing by two at the half, the Timberwolves cranked up two things — their ball movement on offense and their intensity on defense.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
The Aztecs trailed the eighth-place Spartans by 17 at the half, eliciting a come-to-Jesus speech in the locker room from senior guard Wayne McKinney III.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
In Game 3 against the Timberwolves, the Warriors led 42-40 at the half and hit two three-pointers in the first 2:50 of the third quarter.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
But their stories aren’t the half of it April 1, 2025
Convicting ‘gun moll’ Barbara Graham was a famous win for L.A. prosecutors.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
The Aztecs trailed the eighth-place Spartans by 17 at the half, eliciting a come-to-Jesus speech in the locker room from senior guard Wayne McKinney III.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
In Game 3 against the Timberwolves, the Warriors led 42-40 at the half and hit two three-pointers in the first 2:50 of the third quarter.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
But their stories aren’t the half of it April 1, 2025
Convicting ‘gun moll’ Barbara Graham was a famous win for L.A. prosecutors.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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