partially
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Definition of partially
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Synonyms & Antonyms for partially
Synonyms
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partly, partway
Antonyms
all, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, wholly
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Oregon State’s return game is a work in progress, partially due to Trevon Bradford’s slow return to action from foot surgery. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon State football: 10 takeaways as Beavers end preseason camp and head into Oklahoma State prep," 22 Aug. 2019 Oregon: The combination of quarterback and offensive line is first class, and the Ducks’ weakest position, receiver, was partially filled with the addition of Penn State transfer Juwan Johnson. — Jon Wilner, The Denver Post, "The Pac-12 Hotline’s AP preseason football ballot: Who’s No. 3?," 12 Aug. 2019 Oregon: The combination of quarterback and offensive line is first class, and the Ducks’ weakest position, receiver, was partially filled with the addition of Penn State transfer Juwan Johnson. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "My AP preseason football ballot: Who’s No. 3?," 12 Aug. 2019 In recent years, the birds have undergone a 29 percent drop in population, partially due to problems with plastic, reports Stephen Leahy from National Geographic. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Eating Even One Piece of Plastic Has Health Consequences for Baby Seabirds," 5 Aug. 2019 Shares of EpiPen producer Mylan rose 13.4% Monday to $21 apiece in pre-market trading, though the stock is still 75% below its peak in 2015 partially due to the pressure of lower drug prices from its competitors. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Term Sheet —— July 29," 29 July 2019 Some of the spherical eggs, about 10–15 centimetres in diameter, had hatched and were partially filled with the red rock. — Jonathan Lambert, Scientific American, "Ancient Mongolian Nests Show Dinosaurs Protected Their Eggs," 16 July 2019 This was partially due to large obsolete machines that were difficult to maintain and use for the average community dermatologist. — Radiant Therapy, USA TODAY, "New technology helps treat skin cancer without surgery," 8 July 2019 Overdoses from heroin and prescription opioids had been on the decline, at least partially due to a decline in availability. — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, "Fatal overdoses decline in Maryland for first time in years as fentanyl-related deaths dip in first quarter," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'partially.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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