as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Recent Examples of basically
The $253 million 2023 team basically put its jerseys on the field for five months and were all but out of the playoff race by the time September arrived.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Well, on the immigration issue, the open embrace of empathy in that platform is on the part of people who basically are using empathy as an argument against having any meaningful citizenship, nationality, national borders, etc.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
The only person who really has stood up to him, the person who has basically done what no other person has ever done in his realm inside the residential school.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Before that, there was basically nothing publicly linking him to this process or any other billion-dollar sports sale in the past.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Well, on the immigration issue, the open embrace of empathy in that platform is on the part of people who basically are using empathy as an argument against having any meaningful citizenship, nationality, national borders, etc.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
The only person who really has stood up to him, the person who has basically done what no other person has ever done in his realm inside the residential school.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Before that, there was basically nothing publicly linking him to this process or any other billion-dollar sports sale in the past.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
Adverb
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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This was also a promise of HDMI eARC, which has mostly delivered.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Shah mainly prioritizes user experience, offers trustworthy course reviews, and creates detailed guides to build credibility and trust on the platform.—
Craig Lebrau,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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This was more or less budgeted for last summer, mainly because of the departure of Toni Kroos and the arrival of Mbappe as a free agent.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This primarily involves regular and thorough toothbrushing, flossing, and dental visits.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Villages is primarily represented by Republican Representative Daniel Webster of Florida's 11th Congressional District.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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For the Celtics, there were 24 points from Brown but only 16 from Tatum, who struggled to 4-of-17 shooting, largely against the defense of Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The country lawyer saw a chance to engage Virginia’s small farmers and tenants, most of whom remained loyal to the king and largely indifferent to tensions with Britain.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Reagan ran for his first office, that governorship, chiefly on that platform, of gutting Berkeley, glorious, research-prodigious, most incredible public university ever Berkeley.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Lawmakers chiefly are trying to work out the delicate balance of extending Trump’s tax cuts, trimming Medicaid, increasing defense spending and raising the debt ceiling — without losing votes needed to pass Trump’s priorities and while finding room for agreement with the House.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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With last summer’s signing Sander Berge acting predominantly as the sole pivot to instigate his side’s build-up, the remaining midfielders push forward to form a triangle on either side of him — typically Emile Smith Rowe on the left and either Sasa Lukic or Andreas Pereira on the right.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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To be effective, pre-emergent herbicides must be applied before seeds germinate, generally in early spring for summer annuals and perennials, or early fall for winter annuals.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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While there is generally news coverage around the allegations and arrests, there is limited coverage on the outcomes, which are often plea agreements to lesser violent crimes, case dismissals, and confidential settlements.—
Jeffrey O'Brien,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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