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Recent Examples of partial Faster liquidity for investors: Investors can realize partial tax-free gains after just three years, encouraging more early-stage investment. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025 The camera view gives a partial glimpse of a common area in the facility, with Epstein’s cell door out of frame to the right. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025 While a partial Trump win on nationwide injunctions, challenges can continue. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 June 2025 This is why President Trump’s reaction to the commitment by NATO members at their recent summit to more than double their defense-spending target is welcome, even if a partial opt-out for Spain is not. The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for partial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partial
Adjective
  • These protective thoughts are normal, but unhelpful and may be a little distorted.
    Chamin Ajjan, CNBC, 12 July 2025
  • The distorted, slow-motion sound feels like sinking quicksand, and the ornamental qanun strings are perfect for Abu Dhabi plug talk.
    Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • But the Padres seem more inclined to add to that strength than deal from it.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • Pence, however, isn't inclined to throw rocks or to vilify his political opponents.
    Jim Martin, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • My trip to Bengaluru was incomplete without meeting her.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • Instead of launching a new strategy based on blind instinct or incomplete data, organizations can make informed choices with a clearer sense of the likely trajectory.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Forced to work in a more hostile environment than.when it was first established in 2019, the mission faces limited options for evacuations due to the ongoing suspension of international commercial flights, and mobility, because of gangs’ ongoing gang encirclement of Port-au-Prince.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • From retail shops to corner bodegas and independent grocery stores, the past few years have not only forced small business owners to confront staggering economic challenges, but also a needlessly hostile regulatory environment brought on by out-of-touch policymakers.
    Tosha Miller, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Use generators outside and at least 20 feet from windows, doors and attached garages.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Generator safety Generators and fuel should always be used outdoors and at least 20 feet away from windows, doors and attached garages.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The case of Amazon’s AI recruiting tool, which was found to disadvantage female applicants due to biased training data, remains a cautionary example.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The new instructions tell it to assume some media information is biased.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • But, like dozens of students who've spoken about Embry since her death, Dorsey has fond memories.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Nurturing a love for knowledge and community in children who have been without a library until now, and seeing how much the library's fresh start means to older residents — many of whom have fond memories of the library — make her transition to Parkland worth it.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The 50-50 vote generally along partisan lines was tipped in Republicans' favor by Vice President JD Vance, who cast the decisive tiebreaker vote.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • On this question, a significant partisan divide emerged.
    Brendan Rascius July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025

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“Partial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partial. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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