as in mostly
for the most part
your answer is basically correct
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The device is basically an extra battery pack that would take up about a third of the pickup’s bed and would provide an additional 150-miles of range.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
The truth is, protein is basically all that pepperoni has going for it.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2024
These are basically white-noise machines that provide various pleasing sounds that also mask or absorb any distracting sounds that can make sleep tough.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Northern Gaza, which again faces intense military combat and mass evacuation orders, is basically inaccessible, the group said.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
The truth is, protein is basically all that pepperoni has going for it.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2024
These are basically white-noise machines that provide various pleasing sounds that also mask or absorb any distracting sounds that can make sleep tough.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
Northern Gaza, which again faces intense military combat and mass evacuation orders, is basically inaccessible, the group said.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basically. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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