Basically and Openly

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Basically adverb - For the most part.

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Openly and basically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Openly" instead an adverb "Basically".

Nearby Words: basic, basics

Openly adverb - In an open way.

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Basically and openly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basically" instead an adverb "Openly".

Nearby Word: openness

Friendly Enemy: Dib and Zim have basically become this by the time Hostage starts — they don't like each other, but they don't openly antagonize each other anymore.

Source: Fanfic / My Hostage Not Yours
All throughout "A Night in the Netherhells", he's desperate to find one to strangle, openly declaring that he's basically gotten addicted to it and strangling demons just isn't a substitute — they're too easy to squish.

Source: Literature / The Exploits of Ebenezum
The "Genesis of Shannara" series openly reveals that the "lost technological civilization" is basically our world about a century in the future.

Source: Lost Technology

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