handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
Synonyms
Examples of handily in a Sentence
He won the card game handily.
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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The Senate held a confirmation hearing for her last week and she is expected to win confirmation handily.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Gore handily won the popular vote, as Lichtman had predicted.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Most recently, voters in 2023 handily rejected a plan to turn the land into a major mixed-use development, including thousands of units of housing and significant acreage dedicated to parks and open space.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
The group won the chancellorship handily in 2017, after turning toward the right on many issues.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Gore handily won the popular vote, as Lichtman had predicted.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Most recently, voters in 2023 handily rejected a plan to turn the land into a major mixed-use development, including thousands of units of housing and significant acreage dedicated to parks and open space.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
The group won the chancellorship handily in 2017, after turning toward the right on many issues.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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