Basically and In fact

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Basically

Basically adverb - For the most part.
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In fact and basically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In fact" instead an adverb "Basically".
Nearby Words: basic, basics

In fact

In fact adverb - In reality or actuality.
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Basically and in fact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basically" instead an adverb phrase "In fact".

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  • Amongst pirates he's actually quite well known, and in fact carries one of the Pieces of Eight, marking him as a Pirate Lord, but to basically everyone else he has to introduce himself.
    Source: Small Name Big Ego / Film
  • Series / The Twilight Zone (1985) In fact, Death himself is flipped around: instead of being compassionate from the get go, he basically needs to learn how.
    Source: Series / The Twilight Zone (1985)
  • Literature / Lamb Among the Stars In fact, the Assembly characters are actually somewhat jealous of some of the advances, such as the "diary", basically a pda/phone thing, being incorporated right into the person.
    Source: Literature / Lamb Among the Stars
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