basically
adverb
ba·si·cal·ly
ˈbā-si-k(ə-)lē 
also -zi-
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july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
While 34% of men reported working from home the prior year, the figure for women stayed basically flat.
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Joe Salas
july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
While 34% of men reported working from home the prior year, the figure for women stayed basically flat.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Plankton and jellyfish are basically drafting right along with the current instead of swimming in it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The experience of watching that opening scene basically mirrors that of watching Untamed in its entirety.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for basically
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basically. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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