as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed.
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Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
Stir vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into a rocks glass filled partially with ice.
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Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
Stir vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into a rocks glass filled partially with ice.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
This frame, Buffett’s cover of the tune, which is performed partially in the Hawaiian language, breaks back onto the World Digital Song Sales chart at No. 4.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The bus was partially submerged underwater in a lake called Åsvatnet, 25 miles south of Stavanger, police said.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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