as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Recent Examples of basically
My mom is well known around these parts for her special custard-style baked mac-and-cheese, an adaptation of a recipe from the iconic Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook (basically a small-town Southern lady’s culinary bible).
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Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
In a recent interview, Morgan shared that the character is basically a fictional version of herself — except for one big difference.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 31 July 2025
The surf has been basically flat here in Southern California for a couple of weeks.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules.
—Joe Salas
july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
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Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
In a recent interview, Morgan shared that the character is basically a fictional version of herself — except for one big difference.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 31 July 2025
The surf has been basically flat here in Southern California for a couple of weeks.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules.
—Joe Salas
july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
Adverb
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According to Joseph Lautenbach, a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the state has seen a mostly steady increase in its native rabbit species, the eastern cottontail, over the past 10 years.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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People – mostly men – would come from East Coast cities like New York to ranches on vacation, often dressed in full cowboy attire, according to Bryce Albright, executive director of the National Dude Ranchers Association, an organization that has been around for almost 100 years.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
30 July 2025
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City officials previously said that increasing this particular tax had a number of benefits: for example, it is mainly paid by people who are not residents of Aurora.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Door County, including the following locations, Washington Island, Sister Bay, Rowleys Bay and Ellison Bay.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Meanwhile, luxury buyers, who often pay cash, remain largely unaffected.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Thanks to the area’s remote setting and limited development, these snakes thrive in a largely untouched environment.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Residents four years ago voted 3,022 to 439 to join the Trust for Public Land in buying Meadowood for more than $6 million, chiefly with the goal of preserving the former farmland and fields from large-scale development.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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For example, Neapolitan-style pizza is generally a bit wet and doughy.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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But new ADUs were generally barred from neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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