as in halfway
in some measure or degree
his alibi wasn't even partway believable
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Recent Examples of partway
The department said one body was found near the base of the cliffs and another person was rescued partway down.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Om Shanti Om features several of these: Coincidences abound, but most strikingly, our two main characters disappear partway through the film and are reborn, now in reversed roles.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
When Smyth and West arrived, the troopers parked out of sight, walked partway up the driveway and hid behind trees, according to court records.
—oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
The sci-fi comedy Demascus and 61st Street had already wrapped production on their respective seasons, while Invitation to a Bonfire, starring Tatiana Maslany, was partway through filming.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2023
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Om Shanti Om features several of these: Coincidences abound, but most strikingly, our two main characters disappear partway through the film and are reborn, now in reversed roles.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
When Smyth and West arrived, the troopers parked out of sight, walked partway up the driveway and hid behind trees, according to court records.
—oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
The sci-fi comedy Demascus and 61st Street had already wrapped production on their respective seasons, while Invitation to a Bonfire, starring Tatiana Maslany, was partway through filming.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partway
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Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.—
Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Didier—tall, blondish, and well fed—took a black iron pan having fairly high, curving sides, set it near the edge of the hot, flat metal cooktop, filled it halfway with coarse salt, and every so often shook it back and forth.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s final score, 9-0 in the visitor’s favor, only partially encapsulates the degree to which New York (5-4) outplayed San Francisco (3-6) in front of a packed house that had more reasons to groan than reasons to cheer.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The remains were found partially covered in sediment, and their position on a sediment pile suggests intentional placement, likely as part of a ritual funerary practice.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Partway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partway. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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