partway
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Definition of partway
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Synonyms & Antonyms for partway
Synonyms
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly
Antonyms
all, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, wholly
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Examples of partway in a Sentence
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According to police, a driver northbound on Ridge Road braked and drove partway off the road when the car ahead of him stopped abruptly. — Brian Lisik, cleveland.com, "Chain-reaction crash involving three cars at Ridge-Mattingly intersection: Hinckley Township Police Blotter.," 26 Aug. 2019 But partway through 2018, as whispers about a presidential run began to mount, her favorability rating started to dip closer to 50 percent, and her unfavorables began to climb. — Ella Nilsen, Vox, "Why isn’t Elizabeth Warren more popular in Massachusetts?," 30 July 2019 Other premium but less upscale pools are Fontana (on the Golden Circle route); Mývatn Nature Baths (partway around the Ring Road, in North Iceland); and Krauma (in West Iceland). — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, "Geothermal baths and beyond: Rick Steves' guide to Iceland's steamiest sites," 25 June 2019 The unit is made so the timer can be changed partway through cooking. — Jean Kressy, BostonGlobe.com, "Is your egg done? No more guessing," 22 July 2019 Pull out the oven rack partway and place the pan on it. — Wolfgang Puck, Twin Cities, "Wolfgang Puck: Lighten up your summer dessert with seasonal stone fruit," 17 July 2019 Several paintings locate oceanic expanses inside rectangles that are painted partway between the picture’s center and edge. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: Whimsy rendered starkly, in black and white," 7 June 2019 Spokeswoman Diana Wilson said all elementary schools in the district will have a half-day and full-day option, most likely with both groups sharing a classroom and some students leaving partway through the day. — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, "Colorado’s full-day kindergarten bill helps most Denver-area districts, but challenges the richest and poorest," 29 June 2019 Once the tether is fully extended, the kite is angled to catch less wind, reeled partway back in, and allowed to reel out again. — The Economist, "An innovative approach to making electricity from the wind," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'partway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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