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.
—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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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
Adverb
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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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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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“Partway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partway. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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