as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Recent Examples of partially
The comfort station is described as fully funded, while the playground and parking elements are described as partially funded.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit, which is partially redacted, alleges that EWS and its partner banks knew for years about Zelle’s fraud problem but failed to take meaningful steps to fix the problem.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The Better Call Saul star developed the character with screenwriter Derek Kolstad, based partially on his own experiences with an armed intruder breaking into his house.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
The initial estimate was based on a proposal to refurbish a facility that had only been partially torn down.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit, which is partially redacted, alleges that EWS and its partner banks knew for years about Zelle’s fraud problem but failed to take meaningful steps to fix the problem.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The Better Call Saul star developed the character with screenwriter Derek Kolstad, based partially on his own experiences with an armed intruder breaking into his house.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
The initial estimate was based on a proposal to refurbish a facility that had only been partially torn down.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partially
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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
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Most give up halfway, frightened by the warnings of those below.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The National Weather Service in Louisville says skies will be partly cloudy on Aug. 9.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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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 21 Aug. 2025.
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