as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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The authorities have also arrested people involved in the 2013 Tadamon massacre, a brutal mass execution by regime forces of nearly 300 civilians in a Damascus neighborhood that had fallen partly under opposition control.
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Thursday is forecast to be partly sunny with a high near 51.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Like most trends, the rise in brown trainers can partly be traced back to Miuccia Prada, thanks to the cinnamon suede 530 running shoes from Miu Miu’s ongoing collaboration with New Balance that certainly tipped this style into It-sneaker territory in 2024.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
South Africa’s exports are partly driven by agriculture, which accounted for 10% of the country’s total export earnings in 2021, according to the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC).
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Thursday is forecast to be partly sunny with a high near 51.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
Like most trends, the rise in brown trainers can partly be traced back to Miuccia Prada, thanks to the cinnamon suede 530 running shoes from Miu Miu’s ongoing collaboration with New Balance that certainly tipped this style into It-sneaker territory in 2024.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
South Africa’s exports are partly driven by agriculture, which accounted for 10% of the country’s total export earnings in 2021, according to the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC).
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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