BY HALF Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

by half

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as in definitely

by a considerable margin You are better off by half working at that company.

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as in much

to a large extent or degree This project is too complicated by half.

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Recent Examples of by half Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is continuing his fight against social media's negative impacts on children, now suing Snapchat, which, according to the Pew Research Center, is used by half of American teens every day. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 According to workers, the company had offered a 20% raise over five years in exchange for eliminating retirement benefits and cutting sick leave by half. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 During the same period, the number of obituaries of notable individuals from the fields of business, finance, manufacturing, and industry declined by half. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 California’s notorious cost of living Hilton has promised to deliver $3 gas, slash utility bills by half and make Californians’ first $150,000 in earnings tax-free (an increase from his earlier proposal of $100,000). — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for by half

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by far

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Of the 806 new public fast-charging stations added nationwide in the second quarter of this year, roughly 1 in 7 were in California — by far the most of any state, according to a report from Paren, an EV charging data and analytics platform.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Their presence is still felt – the United States remains the world’s largest missionary-sending country by far, according to the World Christian Database.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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