as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Recent Examples of basically
Lee Relaxed Fit Straight-leg Pants These pants are made to basically feel like sweats.
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
But those losers would get new jobs in a growing economy and basically everything would ultimately be fine.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
In addition to rocking some of our favorite red carpet looks (her 2025 Grammys gown was truly one for the books), her Instagram is basically a shopping guide.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
This film was really made in general through basically no money.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
But those losers would get new jobs in a growing economy and basically everything would ultimately be fine.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
In addition to rocking some of our favorite red carpet looks (her 2025 Grammys gown was truly one for the books), her Instagram is basically a shopping guide.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
This film was really made in general through basically no money.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
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Smith made all nine of his shots, mostly on back-door layups and short shots in the paint, as the Mustangs (19-12) shot 65% from the floor and 82% from the free-throw line.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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For an awards ceremony mostly honoring the usual suspects of the season (with welcome surprises — Martin Short!—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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It’s mainly established that Kate and Jaclyn lead happy and fulfilling lives — on the surface anyway — while Laurie is struggling in some as-yet-unspecified way.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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At the company’s direction, Malone said, their model mainly compared Zolgensma to the only other SMA treatment then on the market, a chronic treatment called Spinraza.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The company has billions in government contracts, primarily with NASA and the Pentagon.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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The 15th and 25th anniversary shows were primarily made up of cast members introducing archival clips.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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As in Illinois, the Ohio institution’s collections largely originate from centuries-old burial mounds in a state where tribal nations were forcibly removed.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
25 Feb. 2025
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Taiwan produces about 90 percent of the world’s most advanced chips, largely through the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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It is specifically engineered to monitor solar activity, and chiefly keeps an eye on the sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — to help scientists forecast space weather that could affect Earth.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Grier is chiefly responsible for bringing in draftees and free agents to help the team go far, but that has not been the case.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The oil price cap was heavily criticized when it was first deployed in December 2022 as being too easy for Russia to work around and designed predominantly to maintain the flow of the country's oil and fuels.—
Donato Paolo Mancini Bloomberg,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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But there were concerns predominantly around funding the team at such a volatile time in college athletics, with the landmark $2.8 billion class-action settlement that — if approved — would significantly increase the athletic department’s expenses.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The algorithm reacts more favorably to content with babies and toddlers, with that content generally performing better than content featuring older children.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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With PPOs — preferred provider organizations — people are generally allowed to see medical providers outside their networks, although those visits will cost more.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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