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
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Preparedness seems impossible: Helene killed more than 200 people, mostly in counties previously thought to have less hurricane risk.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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The study argued, however, that because the data centers would mostly not have been established without the incentive, their overall economic impact was significantly positive.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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More aggressive immigration enforcement actions took place last month, mainly at Ivy League and elite campuses in the Northeast, including Columbia University, where foreign students who supported pro-Palestinian protests were arrested for deportation.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Organized, potent thunderstorms are forecast to ramp up starting Thursday, April 17, with subsequent rounds of severe weather right through Easter on Sunday, April 20, mainly focused on the central United States, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
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 United States began Hmong resettlement efforts in 1975, Xiong explained, and the government largely placed refugees in Minnesota, Wisconsin and California.—
Alex V. Cipolle,
New York Times,
26 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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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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High Stakes Holiday is chiefly lensing in the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
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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Staff counselors are generally college students or high school seniors, the camp's website says.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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This would usually happen on the Friday before a game, by which time the media throng was generally limited to beat writers who know their X’s and O’s.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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