as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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Recent Examples of partly
To partly pay for the revenue losses, the bill reduces spending on Medicaid, food assistance for low-income Americans and financial aid to college students.
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Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Wednesday evening, partly cloudy conditions are expected to move in with a low of 70.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
The project was partly publicly financed with a $4.1 million, low-cost loan from the Capital Region Development Authority.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Major reforms and basic governance will require support from new voters and politicians in and outside the city — partly because much of his agenda requires state action.
—Vasishth Srivastava, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
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Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Wednesday evening, partly cloudy conditions are expected to move in with a low of 70.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
The project was partly publicly financed with a $4.1 million, low-cost loan from the Capital Region Development Authority.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Major reforms and basic governance will require support from new voters and politicians in and outside the city — partly because much of his agenda requires state action.
—Vasishth Srivastava, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partly
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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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But Ashe is already halfway up the court, pouncing on the short ball and punching the volley away with ease to clinch the Wimbledon title.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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Raleigh chalked up those developments to his maturing a little more than halfway into his fourth full major-league season.—
Andrew Destin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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