as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Recent Examples of basically
This is how Trump administration–sponsored research into questions that have basically been answered, because officials don’t like the answer, threatens the ability of all Americans to thrive.
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Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
Now the series heads to Montreal for Game 3, in what is basically a must-win game for the Canadiens at home.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
One house is basically flattened, another partially collapsed, and others damaged.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
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Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
Now the series heads to Montreal for Game 3, in what is basically a must-win game for the Canadiens at home.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
One house is basically flattened, another partially collapsed, and others damaged.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
Adverb
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Steenstrup then came up with the title, which refers in Norway mostly to offspring of wealthy people.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Alcohol The research on alcohol and endometriosis is hazy, mostly because studies assessing usage and symptoms can’t typically tease out whether the booze preceded disease progression or if people dealing with the constant pain of endo are more likely to tap alcohol to cope.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Meteorologists predict Friday’s storms will develop mainly south of a line from Ottawa, Kansas to Macon, Missouri.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday, the Dow's losses were mainly attributed to UnitedHealth Group's selloff after the company cut its annual profit forecast.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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On Earth, the gases are only produced by life, primarily microbial life such as marine phytoplankton, according to the researchers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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There’s the inevitable factor of the character being 100 percent secondary to Ray (this is primarily Brian Tyree Henry’s joint, after all, welcome recurring buddy-movie dynamic of Henry and Wagner Moura notwithstanding).—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration first designated the Houthi rebels as a terrorist organization in 2021, but the designation was revoked by Democratic President Joe Biden, largely to assist with Yemen's humanitarian crisis, often described as one of the worst in the world.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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For the past seventy years or so, the university humanities have largely lost sight of this core truth.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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The GameCube adapter is only supported on the original Switch for very specific games, chiefly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Yet, for all the frivolities, there are some key differences to consider, chiefly in the domestic schedules.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled on Monday across the capital of Manila.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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More generally, Wright emphasises the importance of the simple fact that different dendritic connections appear to perform different functions.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Most lawmakers have been generally supportive of Trump's policies since his return to the White House, but Murkowski has been more willing to break from the party.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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