halfway house

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Recent Examples of halfway house Dixon, who pleaded guilty to the nonviolent offense in 2000, was ordered to pay restitution and spend 30 days in a halfway house, court documents show. Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025 Community confinement means the musician can serve his time at a halfway house or through home confinement. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024 More modern sources suggest she was involved with the Minnie Barton Home, a safe haven for women released from jail that also served as a halfway house for young offenders and victims of abuse. Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025 He was accused of violating his probation twice: once in 2019 for not reporting to a halfway house after his release from federal prison in Central Florida, and again, in 2022, after he was arrested by Orlando police for alleged stalking. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway house
Noun
  • Sitting in their respective homes in Utah and New York, the former costars are seeing each other for the first time in years.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Richards, who worked as a youth pastor in Shawnee, Kan., stabbed his wife and five children on Sept. 16, 2023, before lighting their home on fire, the Johnson County Post reported, citing a probable cause statement.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Through her work in hospice care, McFadden has gained invaluable lessons that extend beyond her role as a nurse.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Wanting their love story to end on a happy note, Molly and Neighbor Guy say goodbye for the last time soon before Molly begins hospice care.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The most popular treatment involved isolated sanatoriums in high-altitude areas such as the Adirondacks and the Rocky Mountains, where the cold, dry air was believed to be a cure.
    Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Two days later, HUR relocated the men to a sanatorium in the woods outside Minsk.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Bolsheviks shot its monks in the first years of the Soviet Union, and converted the complex into a sanitarium and a cinema.
    Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Camp and sanitarium admissions were voluntary, but may have been subject to family pressures.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • Increasing research at medical center specifically targeting sore throats shows early insights.
    Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
  • So what can Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Texas policyholders with these plans expect now that these medical centers are no longer in-network?
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Halfway house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20house. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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