Definition of partiallynext

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Recent Examples of partially The Education Ministry said 375 schools were fully or partially closed Thursday. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 During this time, the museum will remain partially open to the public, and the permanent collection—including iconic van Gogh paintings like Sunflowers, The Bedroom, and The Harvest—will be on view. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Tilting the system partially decoupled heat transfer from charge transfer. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 Villegas Gonzalez pulled over when the agents activated their emergency lights, the complaint says, only for the agents to park in front of him, blocking his car and partially blocking another lane of traffic. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partially
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partially
Adverb
  • The military had managed to send a floating city halfway around the world.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Now, as Thompson prepares to leave office before the end of this year, Kohberger’s push to withdraw his guilty plea in favor of a trial is ongoing and stands to outlive Thompson’s tenure halfway into his current term.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • But Green Springs gives the district more flexibility with a larger, newer footprint after it was partly rebuilt following a fire in 2011.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • China’s leading firms are still just approaching top US labs in capabilities, partly explaining their lack of transparency.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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