1
2
3

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of partial This decrease was primarily due to one-time events in 2023, such as back royalties from Janssen and a partial release of a valuation allowance. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025 But Vonn was reinvigorated after partial right knee replacement surgery last April. Nick Zaccardi, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025 Attorneys for all sides agreed to accept the partial verdict. Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 If Vonn’s implant does loosen, doctors can fix it, with either another partial or full knee replacement. Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for partial 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partial
Adjective
  • According to Variety, the studio previously used AI to create the opening sequence for Secret Invasion, which featured eerie, distorted cityscapes and warped figures.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • So do leaders whose notoriety is based on abnormal or distorted preferences, such as ones associated with fanaticism or extremism.
    Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • People are far less inclined to help these passengers, wrote Blewett.
    Bella Stoddart,Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The trio are representative of a new generation of American soccer players who, as European leagues have improved exponentially in the last decade, are far more inclined to move abroad to seek new challenges.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, data is incomplete and not routinely gathered – with only a third of suspects recording their ethnicity for the 2023 data.
    Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Additionally, most of the sites that preserve delicate bird fossils from the Cretaceous yield specimens that are so incomplete that scientists can only get hints at their identity.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But several of Barker’s best moments and best performances have come in high-pressure games or in hostile atmospheres.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
  • But what Briner sees as a way of enhancing opportunities for people and communities – defined in the law as social equity applicants – was viewed as hostile to those same applicants during testimony last week.
    Peter Callaghan, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • With a wooden design and muted earth tones, the busy board easily blends into any room and even props up as decor thanks to the attached back stand.
    Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The attached garage at this new house is only 20 feet wide and about 22 feet deep.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Star found that Black firefighters were less likely to be promoted to higher ranks due to a biased testing system as well as policies that tended to keep Black firefighters from choice assignments in fire stations that could lead to career advancement.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Reality check: Musk and some Republicans have said that overhauling the government will save money and root out biased programs.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • While many Minnesotans have fond memories of white winters gone by, the snow and cold weather the state is known for has become less prevalent the past few years.
    Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Maine Cabin Masters Reveal How Chip & Joanna Gaines' Kids Helped Save Their Show In a tribute to Ginna, Dixie's Cabin Masters costar and lifelong friend Ryan Eldridge recalled growing up with Ginna and sharing many fond memories together.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The bureau’s partisan critics haven’t effectively challenged these figures.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
  • After former Supervisor Nora Vargas' resignation and before the special election to replace her, the board stands at just four members, with a 2-2 partisan split.
    Andrew Keatts, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025

Thesaurus Entries Near partial

Cite this Entry

“Partial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partial. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on partial

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!