1
as in distorted
inclined to favor one side over another
that judge is always partial to the defense, so be careful
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2
as in inclined
having a liking or affection
partial to chocolate cake
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3
as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
a partial answer to the problem
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Recent Examples of partial
An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.
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Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
The current partial government shutdown marks the longest in history.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
Yet Trump continues to insist that Iran’s partial closure of the strait isn’t a problem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
House Republicans caved to pressure Wednesday and agreed with the Senate to pass a partial funding bill to end the Department of Homeland Security government shutdown that spawned chaos at airports.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
The current partial government shutdown marks the longest in history.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
Yet Trump continues to insist that Iran’s partial closure of the strait isn’t a problem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
House Republicans caved to pressure Wednesday and agreed with the Senate to pass a partial funding bill to end the Department of Homeland Security government shutdown that spawned chaos at airports.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partial
Adjective
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By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the Canes seem more inclined to play him more at end this season, though that’s obviously fluid.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This is the wing of the organization most inclined to mainstream compromise.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Many debt collection cases involve errors, expired statutes of limitations or debts that have already been sold and resold to the point where documentation is incomplete.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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If the knowledge that defines an organization’s experience is inaccessible or lost entirely, those systems will produce incomplete, generic intelligence.—
Jason Dressel,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 45th president’s victory in the crowded 2016 primary effectively toppled the existing Republican Establishment, injecting the party with a combination of populism and distrust that was especially hostile to the way things were done before.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Customers will keep fighting back with dirty returns, unused reservations and hostile reviews.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mane offered to reschedule, but Williams allegedly asked to speak to him in an attached recording room.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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Please do better, or at least allow a dissenting opinion to occupy as much space as is given to these people and their facile, biased arguments.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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These are subjective, but not biased.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The beef chunks took on a good amount of color and built up a nice fond on the bottom of the pot before the liquid went in.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another noted that the store holds nostalgic value for patrons with fond memories of visiting in years past.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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The results did not change the partisan mix in the Republican-majority General Assembly, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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What's new is using criminal prosecutors for partisan purposes -- and there's no quotes about that in the case.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Partial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partial. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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