as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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Recent Examples of partly
During the evening hours, skies will be partly cloudy with temperatures having a low around 77 degrees.
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Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Before Ramos’ injury, rookie Bryce Eldridge was receiving inconsistent playing time, partly due to the roster’s inflexibility.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
That’s partly because wars create heroes and heroes get portraits and statues made of them.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Well, its’ interesting because for many years the Republican Party revered Reagan much more than Nixon, partly because Reagan was a successful president and Nixon, of course, ended his presidency in disgrace.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
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Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Before Ramos’ injury, rookie Bryce Eldridge was receiving inconsistent playing time, partly due to the roster’s inflexibility.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
That’s partly because wars create heroes and heroes get portraits and statues made of them.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Well, its’ interesting because for many years the Republican Party revered Reagan much more than Nixon, partly because Reagan was a successful president and Nixon, of course, ended his presidency in disgrace.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partly
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California is known to have a slow vote count, partially because of the state’s grace period for mail-in ballots.
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However, this year, most of the leaves are very small and partially eaten.
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The piece from Ginexi linked above contains helpful advice and some short examples about halfway down the page.
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Our planet sits along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center, according to NASA.
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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