halfway houses

plural of halfway house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway houses
Noun
  • Many rural communities rely on diesel for electricity and to heat their homes.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Early microwave ovens were large and expensive, but later designs brought the technology into homes and commercial kitchens.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Typically, the agency has pursued health fraud cases centered on providers, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There are about 1,800 licensed hospices providing end-of-life care in Los Angeles County, more than six times the national average given its senior population.
    — John Fund, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Health insurance costs are part of the reason why physicians at UC’s medical centers are collecting cards to unionize, according to Perez.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Intensive treatments, like gene therapies, will still need to be given at academic medical centers, McClellan said.
    — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Halfway houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20houses. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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