as in partially
in some measure or degree
you're only partly right
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That is partly because policymakers have yet to find a fix to a years-long property crisis that is dragging on consumer confidence, with some 70% of household savings parked in real estate.
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Reuters, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Precipitation Thursday has a 30% chance before 1 p.m. Thursday evening is expected to be partly cloudy with a low of 26.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
That's partly because the Biden White House rushed through a flurry of regulations in the spring.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Sorensen’s job will be to partly get more out of those older players.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Precipitation Thursday has a 30% chance before 1 p.m. Thursday evening is expected to be partly cloudy with a low of 26.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
That's partly because the Biden White House rushed through a flurry of regulations in the spring.
—April Rubin, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Sorensen’s job will be to partly get more out of those older players.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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