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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Light is electromagnetic radiation: basically, an electric wave and a magnetic wave coupled together and traveling through space-time.
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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
Adoring books about hip-hop musicians such as Mac Miller and De La Soul have been criticized by the artists or their estates—basically for being journalistic endeavors.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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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
Adoring books about hip-hop musicians such as Mac Miller and De La Soul have been criticized by the artists or their estates—basically for being journalistic endeavors.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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“Basically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basically. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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