Basically and Probably

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Basically adverb - For the most part.

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

Nearby Words: basic, basics

Probably adverb - By reasonable assumption.

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Basically and probably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basically" instead an adverb "Probably".

Nearby Words: probable, probability

It would probably be easier to think of the Kirby series as basically Fist of the North Star but in a Sugar Bowl instead of a apocalyptic wasteland.

Source: Memetic Badass / Video Games
He has basically stated (probably in a lost Formspring entry) that this is the reason he spells his name with "ph" instead of "ff".

Source: Trolling Creator
Probably the nastiest one, in Dimension of Doom, is basically to suffer a Grand Theft Me with the only lifeform in an alternate dimension you're exploring and being condemned to stay there forever.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Gamebooks

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