as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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Recent Examples of partly
Defense attorney Michael Bartlett attributed Jenks’ behavior partly to working too many hours, suffering a mental health crisis and an abusive childhood.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Goldman Sachs requires its employees to get preapproval before receiving or giving gifts from clients, according to the company’s code of conduct, partly in order to not run afoul of anti-bribery laws.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
A couple of weather systems could bring rain to the region Saturday night and into Sunday, but your Valentine's Day is expected to be partly sunny and warm.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
In an interview, Alex Kral, a researcher with RTI International focused on drug use epidemiology, theorized that use trends could be partly linked to climate.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Goldman Sachs requires its employees to get preapproval before receiving or giving gifts from clients, according to the company’s code of conduct, partly in order to not run afoul of anti-bribery laws.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
A couple of weather systems could bring rain to the region Saturday night and into Sunday, but your Valentine's Day is expected to be partly sunny and warm.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
In an interview, Alex Kral, a researcher with RTI International focused on drug use epidemiology, theorized that use trends could be partly linked to climate.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partly
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The astronauts also passed a standard pressure check of their SpaceX suits after discovering a partially open zipper on one of pilot Jack Hathaway's gloves.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The main difference was that the edges of high-resistivity wafers were left without silicon nitride during chemical vapor deposition, leaving the SiOx/n-poly-Si passivation layer unprotected and partially removed during wet chemical cleaning.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Libra September 23 – October 22 Meeting people halfway shouldn’t involve giving up your genuine needs.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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There is inward-looking anger in Thompson’s voice, halfway between rebuke and lament.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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