as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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Recent Examples of partly
Apple’s revenue soared precipitously in the mid-2010s partly due to strong sales in China.
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The mental health crisis centers that answer 988 calls are funded partly by states.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Monday will be partly cloudy, with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s in coastal areas and the lower 70s in the valleys, forecasters said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Presumably that’s partly because my own vision, too, was adapting to the failing light.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The mental health crisis centers that answer 988 calls are funded partly by states.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Monday will be partly cloudy, with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s in coastal areas and the lower 70s in the valleys, forecasters said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Presumably that’s partly because my own vision, too, was adapting to the failing light.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partly
Adverb
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That means the vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza live either in rickety tents or partially destroyed buildings.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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An officer directed traffic at the intersection of North Sheffield Avenue and West Wellington Avenue, which was partially blocked off in the direction of the hospital.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The two are so silly, so loopily in synch, that the scene, which occurs halfway through the second act, lifts the entire show, giving it a buoyancy that has been lacking during its exposition-heavy beginning.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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