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
Amid endless notifications, infinite scroll, and continuous partial attention, this skill is more critical than ever.
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Massachusetts and Hawaii offer partial relief.
—Robert Green, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The trial enrolled 30 adults with focal onset seizures, also known as partial seizures – a common form of epilepsy marked by how electrical activity begins in one part of the brain.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
The witness, identified in court as Tommy McGee, reported the information, along with a partial license plate number, to law enforcement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Massachusetts and Hawaii offer partial relief.
—Robert Green, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The trial enrolled 30 adults with focal onset seizures, also known as partial seizures – a common form of epilepsy marked by how electrical activity begins in one part of the brain.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
The witness, identified in court as Tommy McGee, reported the information, along with a partial license plate number, to law enforcement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partial
Adjective
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Townshend let loose with a blast of distorted guitar as keyboard player Loren Gold played in one of the evening’s highlights.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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While critics have voiced concern about the ability of whales to skew markets, prediction markets are built in such a way that, when prices give a distorted view of reality, betting the other way proves profitable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As far as exemplars go, those inclined to offer wardrobe support could find a better follow and a better way.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Investors may be more inclined to invest in the later stages, having seen examples of European companies scaling - as Klink puts it - at an insanely high speed.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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LaFleur challenged a 37-yard pass to Malik Heath that was initially ruled incomplete.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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An incomplete pass set up 4th-and-goal from the 2.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another camera designed to withstand the hostile environment of space was used outside.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Four preset treatments—better aging, skin clearing, skin sustain, and the LED-free undereye revive—can be selected with the attached remote, all of which last under 15 minutes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Castle Rock charged the highest development fees in the study — $94,113 for a detached home and $85,774 for an attached home.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes people looked at us in a biased way, so being able to shed that was huge.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Uri Berliner, then a senior business editor at the network, wrote it for The Free Press, a news outlet that argues the mainstream news media has become biased.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And instead of Mulder talking about his fond memories playing for the A’s in Oakland, a loud and repeating beep echoed through the public address system.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Does absence make the heart grow fonder?—
Tomi Obaro,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Weaponize the levers of government for partisan political gain.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The court ruled 4-3 in the GOP’s favor, finding that the Kansas Constitution doesn’t prohibit partisan gerrymandering.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Partial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partial. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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