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as in distorted
inclined to favor one side over another
that judge is always partial to the defense, so be careful
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2
as in inclined
having a liking or affection
partial to chocolate cake
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as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part
a partial answer to the problem
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Recent Examples of partial
They were seen driving a gray Honda Odyssey with a partial plate.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
However, flights can be canceled for a partial credit in BreezePoints, with each point valued at one cent for future Breeze purchases.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Three Mile Island was shut down in 1979 after a partial meltdown in one of its reactors that remains the most significant nuclear accident in U.S. history.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
His father was a partial owner of a lumber company, his mother, the town clerk.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
However, flights can be canceled for a partial credit in BreezePoints, with each point valued at one cent for future Breeze purchases.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Three Mile Island was shut down in 1979 after a partial meltdown in one of its reactors that remains the most significant nuclear accident in U.S. history.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
His father was a partial owner of a lumber company, his mother, the town clerk.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partial
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When 9/11 struck, my perception became even more distorted.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hassan’s video came as a response to the distorted depiction of the neighbourhood in the 2024 Netflix series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar by the Indian filmmaker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Further, Democrats were more inclined to vote early or by mail last cycle given that liberal voters tended to be more conscious of the pandemic.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Consequently, if a corporation is performing well, neither top management nor shareholders are typically inclined to make changes until the business is already in crisis.Murat Abdrakhmanov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The drive nearly ended a few plays earlier when Joe Burrow was picked off, but the potential interception was overturned to incomplete on replay.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Even chalking the election entirely up to inflation seems rather convenient and incomplete.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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The recall’s organizers, who have employed an especially hostile rhetoric toward the mayor, saw the lopsided early margin as confirmation of a likely victory.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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Its curvaceous shape represents the female form, with an attached ball symbolizing the constraints women face.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Fox added on a black and white Dsquared2 clutch featuring an attached glovelet.Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes the responses of the AI are obviously biased, while at other times the bias is subtle and difficult to directly discern.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Critics argue their checks are insufficient, biased, applied inconsistently, or simply ineffective.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Taye Diggs has nothing but fond memories of the cast of The Best Man.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement The fond memory contrasts sharply with recent images of his hometown. Mhaibib, perched on a hill close to the Israeli border, was leveled by a series of explosions on Oct. 16.Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Previously a judge ruled the measure’s language as written by the City Council was partisan and it was changed for the ballot to remove a description of who some of the noncitizens are; plaintiffs argued the phrasing could swing voters to support the measure.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both Proposition 133, which would protect partisan primaries, and Proposition 140, which would end them and instead create an open primary, were down by almost identical percentages.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Partial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partial. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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