as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Recent Examples of basically
The banking system, the insurance system and real estate took over more and more of the economy, and people could make money just by basically owning stuff, not by making stuff, and by charging other people to use it.
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Max Klaver
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
The kitten passed unexpectedly and my pitty stopped eating, playing and basically living.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Over the last five years, the main muni-bond index fund has been basically flat.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Some tried cell boosters—basically the use of an amplifier to better pass the macro network signal from outside to inside.
—Manish Tiwari, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Max Klaver
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
The kitten passed unexpectedly and my pitty stopped eating, playing and basically living.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Over the last five years, the main muni-bond index fund has been basically flat.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Some tried cell boosters—basically the use of an amplifier to better pass the macro network signal from outside to inside.
—Manish Tiwari, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
Adverb
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The desert sand at the test site is composed mostly of grains of quartz and feldspar, with small crystals of calcite, hornblende, and augite mixed in.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The victims were mostly young, gay men Baumeister had lured to Fox Hollow.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Door County, including the following locations, Washington Island, Sister Bay, Rowleys Bay and Ellison Bay.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Having invested $53 billion into capital expenditures in 2023 and $83 billion in 2024, Amazon is now forecasting a substantial $100 billion expenditure this year, mainly aimed at enhancing its AI capabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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But the visual result was stark, producing an FBI Headquarters building composed largely of tan-and-black squares looming over the sidewalk, broken up by an 11-story rear section built on massive supports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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The bear, now close to 400 pounds, had survived largely on human food and trash and resisted numerous efforts by wildlife officers to trap him, the department said in its statement.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The increasing cost of programming, chiefly sports rights, has also forced subscribers to be asked to bear the burden.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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Labor Day has long been an unofficial mark of the end of summer — and the next three-day weekend before students and workers generally resume their five-day weekly schedules.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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But new ADUs were generally barred from neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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