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
Their expansion plans call for a second floor and a partial third floor with outdoor balconies, adding more than 9,300 square feet in additional space, according to the suit.
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2025
Over the ensuing season, his shoulder occasionally would slip into partial dislocation, resulting in numbness.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
The legs are straight and taper at the ankles with the same partial elastic finish.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
The mission of many SEL programs reflects a view that instilling grade assessed knowledge is only a partial goal of education and that the classroom is the first opportunity for many students to interact with others of various backgrounds, beliefs and abilities.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2025
Over the ensuing season, his shoulder occasionally would slip into partial dislocation, resulting in numbness.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
The legs are straight and taper at the ankles with the same partial elastic finish.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
The mission of many SEL programs reflects a view that instilling grade assessed knowledge is only a partial goal of education and that the classroom is the first opportunity for many students to interact with others of various backgrounds, beliefs and abilities.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partial
Adjective
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As a result, the protective force field scientists call the magnetosphere became distorted and leaky.—
Raven Garvey,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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Neither their rangers nor their exhibits should be intimidated into parroting a sanitized and distorted version of the nation’s past.—
John Lawrence,
Twin Cities,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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That final point is important — at this stage of pre-season, Arsenal are not inclined to take risks with players’ fitness.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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What Trump miscalculates in waving around his tariff stick is that Brazilians are less inclined than ever to cower to American might.—
Shannon Sims,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Sandbox testing with dummy data doesn't reveal how agents behave when faced with the messy realities of actual business operations, like incomplete datasets, legacy system quirks or the subtle contextual cues that guide human decision making.—
Olga Megorskaya,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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When one immigration lawyer objected that the court record would be incomplete without the government attorney’s name, Xu reportedly refused to provide it.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Five days later, on July 8, an attorney for the city manager submitted a letter of potential claim against the city citing defamation, harassment and creation of a hostile work environment.—
Anita Edmondson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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In early October 2022, the ruling said, McCarty filed a hostile work environment complaint with the police department.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Many street photographers prefer rangefinders because their viewfinders show more than what an attached lens captures, which is handy for anticipating subjects entering or exiting the frame.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 July 2025
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The Nashville Public Library’s main branch in downtown Nashville was slated to reopen at the end of July, more than a month after a fire broke out in the attached parking garage.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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But this integration unleashes unintended consequences: flawed automation, biased outputs, compliance pitfalls and reputational damage.—
Steve Wilson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Boasberg was just exposed for being biased against Trump last week.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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But rough as that experience must have been, Dacus revealed in Milwaukee that couch shows like that one have since become a fond memory.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Mohegan Sun Arena holds fond memories for the former Huskies’ standout, who had some of the best games of her UConn career on the court in Uncasville.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
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The churlish comments appeared to have come from conservative activists, or from bots on social media that generate partisan messages, still chafing that Burrows ascended to the speaker's desk with the support of more Democratic House members than Republicans.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In contrast, Wisconsin's partisan primaries require voters to choose one political party and vote for candidates only within that party.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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“Partial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partial. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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