as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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Recent Examples of partly
Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Even health care, which has been a source of strength in the job market, lost 28,000 jobs in February — partly as a result of a New York nurses strike.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The decline in payrolls partly reflected a decrease in health care employment due to strike activity.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Middle East has partly built its modern reputation on its role as the global oil and gas trade’s supplier-in-chief.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Even health care, which has been a source of strength in the job market, lost 28,000 jobs in February — partly as a result of a New York nurses strike.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The decline in payrolls partly reflected a decrease in health care employment due to strike activity.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Middle East has partly built its modern reputation on its role as the global oil and gas trade’s supplier-in-chief.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partly
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But this season, his production has completely fallen off — partially due to his own demise, partially because the lineup in front of him has been decimated by injuries.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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That’s partially because deer tend to be less active in the spring, Langen says.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2026
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He had been flown business class halfway around the world and put up at a five-star hotel for what he had been told would be the first World Conference of Classics.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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An artist’s closest collaborators might be halfway around the world.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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