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in part

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partially adv.
partly adv.
somewhat adv.

ADVERB

partially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderately partly somewhat

WEAK

by degrees by installments fractionally halfway in some measure little by little not wholly piece by piece piecemeal to a certain degree to a certain extent

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at least partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at best at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

ADVERB

somewhat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather significantly slightly

WEAK

adequately bearably incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

not at all

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in part

Priorities: Payne wants to make community colleges “cheaper, faster, better” in part by offering students more training for specific jobs and less expensive online textbooks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The firm, which employs 39,000 people worldwide, reported below-target growth and a slight drop in net profits last year, in part because of US tariffs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

According to supporters, the need for charter changes was driven in part by fraud and corruption scandals at City Hall, including three council members charged with felonies between 2020 and 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The study was supported in part by the European Research Council, Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council, alongside international partners.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Thanks in part to that wrong attribution, Ad Herennium was the most popular handbook right through to the Renaissance.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

in part

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