partially

adverb

ˈpär-sh(ə-)lē How to pronounce partially (audio)
Definition of partiallynext
as in halfway
in some measure or degree the construction project is only partially complete

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Recent Examples of partially The Woodstock Planning Commission partially approved a proposal for the Ansley Park mobile home community property on Thursday. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 However, what's been largely overlooked is the scale of the partially eclipsed sunset across Europe and northwest Africa. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The mission added the present facade and expanded the building, including with a chapel on the rear that still partially stands. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Lila posed partially topless in one snapshot, wearing nothing but a scarf and a straw hat. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partially
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  1. halfway
  2. partly
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  • Despite that, Highbury remains a modest affair, with one stand ending abruptly halfway down the touchline, and the rest of that space taken up by a social club.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The ticket was purchased at a gas station in the city of Quincy, which is on the Mississippi River about halfway down the Illinois coast.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of halfway
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  • Infrastructure in the Burgos is partly developed as it’s been producing for decades.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For one, the Big Ten doesn’t like it, which is partly why Monday’s conversation went nowhere.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
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