as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Recent Examples of basically
Stock futures are basically flat this morning as the S & P 500 sits within spitting distance of a new record close.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
And though Sadiq isn’t listed as a receiver, he basically could be deployed as one at 6-3 with freaky athleticism.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The garage was basically just a concrete floor and a workbench.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Denver’s list of targets basically starts here.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
And though Sadiq isn’t listed as a receiver, he basically could be deployed as one at 6-3 with freaky athleticism.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The garage was basically just a concrete floor and a workbench.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Denver’s list of targets basically starts here.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
Adverb
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About 65% of Afghans asking for asylum receive protection in Europe, according to the EU Agency for Asylum, which indicates their applications are mostly successful elsewhere in the bloc.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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When Dvorak signed in Philadelphia, he was thought of as mostly center depth on a one-year deal.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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CesiumAstro has received about $49 million in government contracts, mainly related to space communications payloads.—
Brandon Lingle,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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That’s a net decline of 16,000 per month on payroll, mainly affecting less experienced workers.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The deduction primarily goes to wealthier Americans who own homes with big mortgage payments.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unlike current treatments that primarily manage symptoms by replacing dopamine, the experimental therapy aims to modify the disease itself, a shift experts describe as potentially transformative.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The truce appeared to be largely holding overnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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It is largely situated between the Garnett and Five Points MARTA stations.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Weicker, an opponent of casino gambling, argued that gaming centers would greatly increase demand for social programs, public safety, affordable housing and other services provided chiefly by municipalities, which should therefore get most of the state’s share of gaming revenues.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The purpose of the TAC meetings will be to work through various ideas for rule tweaks that are chiefly related to the deployment of engine electrical energy and how the battery is recharged, especially over a single lap in qualifying.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown in Xinjiang starting in 2017, sweeping a million or more Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnicities into prisons and internment camps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Belif is predominantly a skin care brand, inspired by 19th-century apothecaries and their herbal medicines, mixed with modern scientific Korean beauty theory.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Plus, targets in countries where people generally make lower incomes may be less likely to turn down job offers.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The gardens are open April through mid-October and generally reach their peak in mid- to late July.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The biggest beneficiaries of Gulf defense spending in recent years have been Western allies, principally the US.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Both are principally manufactured by TSMC.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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