as in easily
without difficulty
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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Recent Examples of handily
Tony Gilroy’s series, which follows rebel spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) during his radicalization against the Galactic Empire, is pretty handily the best and most thought-provoking project to come out of the Star Wars universe since at least The Last Jedi.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
After Boebert left the Third District, Jeff Hurd handily won the Republican primary there.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The bacteria grew so fast that the fungal immune system noticed them — and handily locked them away for disposal.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The good news is the Eagles won, handily beating the Packers with a 22-10 final score.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
After Boebert left the Third District, Jeff Hurd handily won the Republican primary there.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The bacteria grew so fast that the fungal immune system noticed them — and handily locked them away for disposal.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The good news is the Eagles won, handily beating the Packers with a 22-10 final score.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handily
Adverb
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Avoid using easily guessable information, and consider using a password manager to store and generate secure passwords.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Best Play In easily the game of the year for the Cowboys on a road visit against the Washington Commanders in late November, Dallas clung to a 20-17 lead with 3:02 remaining in the game as the Cowboys looked to snap a five-game losing streak.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Brooklyn has done a deep dive into what Memphis can offer them, making a trade seemingly easy between the two sides.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Unbeaten Hingham has passed every other major test so far this year, but the two-time defending Div. 2 state champs are far from passing the torch over easy.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Trump said states better understand community needs and can more efficiently direct aid.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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This proliferation, however, creates a problem: How can a network efficiently confirm the correctness of thousands—or even millions—of proofs without burdening participants with massive computational and storage requirements?—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handily. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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