as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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Barkov owns basically every record of merit for a skater in Panthers franchise history — games played (804), goals (286), assists (496), points (782), power-play goals (84), game-winning goals (52), multipoint games (209), multigoal games (33), the list keeps going.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Light is electromagnetic radiation: basically, an electric wave and a magnetic wave coupled together and traveling through space-time.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Amazon’s newest Fire TV Soundbar Plus is basically the no-fuss upgrade your living room has been waiting for.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Sitting in rehearsals for that week was basically watching magic come to life.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
Light is electromagnetic radiation: basically, an electric wave and a magnetic wave coupled together and traveling through space-time.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Amazon’s newest Fire TV Soundbar Plus is basically the no-fuss upgrade your living room has been waiting for.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Sitting in rehearsals for that week was basically watching magic come to life.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basically
Adverb
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The Council’s deliberations are mostly behind closed doors.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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These cases mostly centered on medical issues, including diabetes, chronic pain, and other non-lethal afflictions.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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People take in atrazine mainly through their drinking water, after farm runoff carries the pesticide into local water systems.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The state enforces that law mainly by responding to complaints made to the state health department by members of the public.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Another group, led primarily by Maryland farmers, started collecting signatures to challenge the Renewable Energy Certainty Act, which focuses on solar farm siting in the state.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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The Hudsons’ parents are actress Goldie Hawn and musician Bill Hudson, though both were primarily raised by Hawn and her longtime partner, Kurt Russell.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Among smart TVs, streaming sticks, and other streaming devices, Apple TVs are largely viewed as a safe haven.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2025
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For his part, Spoelstra largely has filled his staff with former Heat players, with his current staff including Caron Butler, Malik Allen and Wayne Elllington.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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Outflows of $27 million slimmed AUMs to $7 billion, chiefly due to liquidations in Australia and South Africa.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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But Arteta’s Liverpool counterpart Arne Slot rejects the idea that fitness record is determined chiefly by luck.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Marcos Magaña was born and raised in the eastern Coachella Valley, a predominantly agricultural desert region in Southern California.—
Anh Do,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The genetic mutations that the patients of both Waxman and Woods had affect a sodium channel called NaV1.7, which is predominantly found in peripheral pain-sensing neurons.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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Luckily, today’s smartphones are ideal for capturing images of even faint aurora, which generally look white to the naked eye.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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In those cases, the agency will generally seek reimbursement for the excess sums that were issued.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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