as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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Recent Examples of partly
Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.
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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Gravity’s Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49 were partly written here, in Manhattan Beach.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Apple hasn't done anything with Apple Intelligence on the Apple TV directly, but to date, that has been partly because none of the hardware is capable of it.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
At night, partly cloudy with a low around 44.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Gravity’s Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49 were partly written here, in Manhattan Beach.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Apple hasn't done anything with Apple Intelligence on the Apple TV directly, but to date, that has been partly because none of the hardware is capable of it.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
At night, partly cloudy with a low around 44.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partly
Adverb
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Pilates long been a core part—pun partially intended—of his regular physical activity regimen that includes hot yoga, rowing and biking as well.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Judge Cannon has opted to keep the jury anonymous and partially sequester them during the trial, with federal marshals picking up and dropping off the jurors from a confidential location daily.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Not buried halfway down your page after paragraphs of features.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Grandma isn’t going halfway on game day food in the fall.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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