as in halfway
in some measure or degree
his alibi wasn't even partway believable
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Recent Examples of partway
The department said one body was found near the base of the cliffs and another person was rescued partway down.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2024
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.
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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.
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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.
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Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2023
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partway
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With Chisholm lost halfway through Thursday’s game, the Yankees’ red-hot lineup cooled off.
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Travelers will fly halfway around the world to find crystal-clear, blue water, from The Bahamas to the Seychelles and the Gili Islands.
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Now Reid, dressed in black with his chest partially exposed beneath an open jacket revealing a scar, stepped on stage and into the role of Lestat in front of the audience.
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This set of buildings escaped the fate of the nearby Baltimore Superblock, when an adjacent collection of buildings where generations of Baltimoreans once shopped was partially burned in a September 2024 fire.
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“Partway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partway. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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