as in halfway
in some measure or degree
his alibi wasn't even partway believable
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Recent Examples of partway
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
On Wednesday, Nemeth told reporters that the state and federal government are partway through construction of a $1.85-billion flood protection project that will help shore up some of the levees along the Sacramento and American rivers.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 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
Members of the brigade’s reconnaissance company—with which the team was supposed to coördinate—had followed the foreigners partway through the tree line, and had agreed to provide additional backup if anything went wrong.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2023
On Wednesday, Nemeth told reporters that the state and federal government are partway through construction of a $1.85-billion flood protection project that will help shore up some of the levees along the Sacramento and American rivers.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 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
Members of the brigade’s reconnaissance company—with which the team was supposed to coördinate—had followed the foreigners partway through the tree line, and had agreed to provide additional backup if anything went wrong.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partway
Adverb
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Fill a jar or pan halfway with soapy water and set it under a light.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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Travelers will fly halfway around the world to find calm, crystal-clear, blue water, from the Bahamas to the Seychelles and the Gili Islands.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Slow growth can be partially attributed to incorrect assumptions by studios.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic Guadalupe were fully within FEMA's 100-year flood plain, and a few more were partially in that zone, according to an AP analysis of data provided by First Street, a data science company that specializes in modeling climate risk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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“Partway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partway. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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