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Recent Examples of partway Om Shanti Om features several of these: Coincidences abound, but most strikingly, our two main characters disappear partway through the film and are reborn, now in reversed roles. Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 When Smyth and West arrived, the troopers parked out of sight, walked partway up the driveway and hid behind trees, according to court records. oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023 The sci-fi comedy Demascus and 61st Street had already wrapped production on their respective seasons, while Invitation to a Bonfire, starring Tatiana Maslany, was partway through filming. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2023 Santamaria is partway through making a large cannoli cream cake for his namesake grandson’s fourth birthday. Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for partway
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Adverb
  • To sprout your sweet potatoes, bury them halfway in a container of moist potting soil, such as in a pot or an aluminum baking tray.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • From there, the 32-year-old kingpin stands accused of threatening a Bollywood superstar, murdering a pop icon, and orchestrating a political assassination halfway across the world.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • For Raducanu’s match against Li, the roof on the show court was partially closed to provide shade.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Robert Bloch published the novel Psycho, which was partially based on Gein’s crimes, in 1959.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025

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“Partway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partway. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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