as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Video from the fire department appeared to show at least the first row of seats partially covered by building materials and other rubble, as the film continued to play on a giant, ornate screen.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration has partially lifted a hold that had frozen ability of the National Institutes of Health to review new grant applications for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and COVID to Alzheimer's and allergies.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
But then maybe it is partially concealed behind the seat.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
The site, at 827 K Street, is partially vacant, said Geneva Hutcheson, the mayor’s communications director.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration has partially lifted a hold that had frozen ability of the National Institutes of Health to review new grant applications for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and COVID to Alzheimer's and allergies.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
But then maybe it is partially concealed behind the seat.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
The site, at 827 K Street, is partially vacant, said Geneva Hutcheson, the mayor’s communications director.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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