as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Recent Examples of partially
The Office of the State Chief Medical Examiner staff notified homicide detectives that Williamson died because he had been shot in the head, behind his right ear, and was partially burned.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Initially, the district chose schools partially based on the number of Black students enrolled.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
In March, State Farm won a 17% emergency rate increase to partially fill the gap in losses.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Key sites include Ahu Tongariki and Rano Raraku, where statues remain partially carved into the hillsides.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Initially, the district chose schools partially based on the number of Black students enrolled.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
In March, State Farm won a 17% emergency rate increase to partially fill the gap in losses.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Key sites include Ahu Tongariki and Rano Raraku, where statues remain partially carved into the hillsides.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partially
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These are strange, dream-like stories that give the reader a feeling of meeting the characters halfway through their journeys, sometimes with no beginning or end.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Tabbed a Colts starter as a rookie, hamstring and quadriceps ailments shut him down halfway through that initial professional campaign.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Former Mayor Mike Walsh repeatedly emphasized that the loss of Stop & Shop and much of the surrounding retail base was triggered partly by declining buying power, and said those stores wouldn’t be coming back until the town bolstered its middle class.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
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Semiconductors have posted drastic moves up and down this month that were at least partly attributed to the massive need for liquidity ahead of the IPO.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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