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Discover Ludwig"were basically" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that something is primarily or essentially true. For example: "The teams were basically evenly matched, but one team had a slight advantage."
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were basically
adverb
In a fundamental, essential or basic manner
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We were basically stateless.
"They were basically lighthouses".
They were basically massacred.
Buildings were basically O.K.
We were basically repairing windows.
His roughs were basically finishes.
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"Vehicles are basically vaporized".
This is basically true.
It was basically empty.
"They're basically sacrificial".
It's basically urine".
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