as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Recent Examples of partially
Nearby Fairmont, which saw such torrential rains that an apartment building partially collapsed, received as much as 3 inches during the same timeframe.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This is partially because caffeine gets your heart pumping.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 16 June 2025
The ban also partially restricts travel from seven other countries.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 16 June 2025
This 120-mile-long, 20-mile-wide, 800-foot-deep canyon is partially a state park and partially private land.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This is partially because caffeine gets your heart pumping.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 16 June 2025
The ban also partially restricts travel from seven other countries.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 16 June 2025
This 120-mile-long, 20-mile-wide, 800-foot-deep canyon is partially a state park and partially private land.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partially
Adverb
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The United States flew halfway around the world, right into the heart of Iran, over their most sensitive locations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2025
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For three tests between June and November 2024, Starship flew halfway around the world before reentering Earth's atmosphere and splashing down as planned in the Indian Ocean.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Houston signed the talented but erratic Green to that extension last season partly to be able to use his salary in a trade just like this one, and even the aging version of Durant is a much more effective engine for playoff offense than Green.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Wyze cofounder Dave Crosby told WIRED that Wyze has also reduced its reliance on third-party tools, which were partly to blame for that last breach.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
21 June 2025
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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