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Recent Examples of partially Troopers asked that anyone who witnessed the collision to call the N.C. State Highway Patrol at 828-466-5500. I-40 was partially closed for about two hours during the investigation. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2025 After a three-week trial, a Miami jury on Friday found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 accident involving its Autopilot driver-assistance feature, awarding the family of the deceased and an injured party a total of $329 million in damages. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025 The sirens' heavy concentration in Milwaukee is partially due to the area's history as a siren manufacturing hub. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025 Average check increased roughly 1%, partially offsetting traffic declines of 4.9%. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for partially
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Adverb
  • Pike gestured to a few feet of curb near the entrance to an alley, about halfway down the 2100 block of North St. Louis Avenue.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Most give up halfway, frightened by the warnings of those below.
    Sudhir Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The National Weather Service in Louisville says skies will be partly cloudy on Aug. 9.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
  • While rights fee increased helped offset cord-cutting somewhat, lower viewership was a big driver of the decline, partly due to the absence of the NCAA March Madness Final Four this year.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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