PARTLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

partly

adverb

ˈpärt-lē

Definition of partly

as in partially

in some measure or degree you're only partly right

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Recent Examples of partly That’s partly because poor balance often leads to falls, which, for older adults, can initiate a domino effect of physical and mental decline. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 This success is partly due, no doubt, to Schamis’s sound management. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 The new coach is not an imposing figure at 5-10, partly why his own playing career as a wide receiver didn’t last past Siena University in New York. — Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 The run defense, led by Brooks and Sieler, is partly unknown because of injuries to starters. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partly

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But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
When Airbnb moved an earlier cohort of hosts to the new structure last year, about 30% raised prices enough to fully offset the higher fee and another 30% partially offset it, according to an analysis by short-term rental data firm AirDNA.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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Online sales accounted for 15 percent of the global art market last year, and collectors can increasingly buy from smaller auction houses halfway around the world based on catalogue photographs.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The feat is the latest victory to come of the 407-feet-tall Starship's most recent flight test, which saw the world's largest rocket launch from South Texas and fly halfway around the world before the upper section landed intact in the ocean.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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