basically
adverb
ba·si·cal·ly
ˈbā-si-k(ə-)lē 
also -zi-
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your answer is basically correct
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That basically would mean giving the extension money to Durant the Heat did not give to Jimmy Butler.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
But Manion added that President Donald Tump’s policy is basically similar to one from his first term that was upheld by the Supreme Court and is based on a 40-page study featuring expert testimony.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
After those talks, Mr. Trump publicized a plan that Russian analysts say was basically acceptable to the Kremlin.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
The Clayton and Norris-Laguardia Acts basically are laws to protect collective bargaining by shielding broad categories of union activities from antitrust attack.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
But Manion added that President Donald Tump’s policy is basically similar to one from his first term that was upheld by the Supreme Court and is based on a 40-page study featuring expert testimony.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
After those talks, Mr. Trump publicized a plan that Russian analysts say was basically acceptable to the Kremlin.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
The Clayton and Norris-Laguardia Acts basically are laws to protect collective bargaining by shielding broad categories of union activities from antitrust attack.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basically. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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