as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a five-floor apartment building in the Solomyanskyi district was partially destroyed and caught fire.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Yes, the gesture is partially about good customer service, but that’s not all.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The games of Season 3 As with any death match story, the success of Alice in Borderland is at least partially dependent on the construction of its in-universe gameplay.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Yes, the gesture is partially about good customer service, but that’s not all.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The games of Season 3 As with any death match story, the success of Alice in Borderland is at least partially dependent on the construction of its in-universe gameplay.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
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The Ohn Chaw, also known locally as the Eight-Tier Waterfall, is located halfway between Mandalay and Pyin Oo Lwin.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s right, Miami’s opponents are halfway to a first down with every run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those first years were scrappy, partly by design.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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The evening will have patchy fog under partly cloudy skies.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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