as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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The event leaves DeHaan’s fictional young Mormon partially scalped and left for dead.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
To be sure, a strong dollar may partially play into the BOJ's goals.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Some of them have been shown to partially counteract the impact of greenhouse gases by reflecting solar radiation back into space.
—Annalisa Bracco, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Passengers would have to endure one more night aboard the train to allow time for a crew of 30 laborers to complete a thousand-foot trench from the train to Highway 40, by now partially cleared.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
To be sure, a strong dollar may partially play into the BOJ's goals.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Some of them have been shown to partially counteract the impact of greenhouse gases by reflecting solar radiation back into space.
—Annalisa Bracco, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Passengers would have to endure one more night aboard the train to allow time for a crew of 30 laborers to complete a thousand-foot trench from the train to Highway 40, by now partially cleared.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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