as in partially
in some measure or degree
a physiological process that is incompletely understood at the present time
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Recent Examples of incompletely
For too long, the story of this city has been told incompletely.
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Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompletely
Adverb
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The astronauts also passed a standard pressure check of their SpaceX suits after discovering a partially open zipper on one of pilot Jack Hathaway's gloves.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The main difference was that the edges of high-resistivity wafers were left without silicon nitride during chemical vapor deposition, leaving the SiOx/n-poly-Si passivation layer unprotected and partially removed during wet chemical cleaning.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Despite the fact that the session is halfway over, Floridians should remain vigilant.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, halfway across the world, in Madrid, González is surrounded by many Venezuelan exiles who want more aggressive political action.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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His joy was partly a measure of his long-running preoccupation with the future of Europe, where the broader culture has been steadily marching away from Christianity.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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That is partly by design, hewing to a structure that mirrors Evans’ own process of addiction and grief.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Incompletely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompletely. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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