1
as in effortlessly
without difficulty
a skater who easily executes even the most difficult jumps
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2
as in certainly
without any question
we easily have enough people to get the project under way
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Recent Examples of easily
Fires starting in the Harmony Grove area can and have easily spread very quickly to surrounding communities.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS) are now mandatory, and associations must ensure digital records are easily accessible to both owners and regulators.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lightning strikes can easily travel 10 miles or more.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
This is easily the game of the week and one that should give a better understanding of just how good these two teams are.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS) are now mandatory, and associations must ensure digital records are easily accessible to both owners and regulators.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lightning strikes can easily travel 10 miles or more.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
This is easily the game of the week and one that should give a better understanding of just how good these two teams are.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for easily
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The internet has always enjoyed photoshopping weird animal hybrids, like Strawberry Elephant and Cat Smurf, but those creatures were created with Photoshop—generative AI tools allow anyone to effortlessly create their own.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter has effortlessly included country elements in much of her music in the past.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Wallpaper Scraps Wallpaper can certainly be expensive, and even a small amount of leftover paper can go a long way, so don't toss it!—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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The declaration – codename MWRWC – was certainly a bold one.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the first half of Baylor's 48-7 win at CPA, the five-star junior running back juked a defender and smoothly hurdled clean over another on his way to the end zone, but the hurdle — which isn't allowed in high school football — drew a penalty which negated the play.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 2025
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The game ran smoothly — much better than previous entries on the first Switch, whose titles like 2019’s Sword and Shield and this Z-A’s prequel Arceus both suffered from low frame rates and resolution.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most bands’ B-sides were random live tracks, extraneous remixes, or goofing off in the studio — and Oasis did engage in a bit of that — but Oasis also famously burned off a number of instant classics as B-sides as if to prove this band was definitely no flash in the pan.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Somewhat in 2020, definitely in 2024.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The straps are long enough to throw over your shoulder, and the open top makes accessing what’s inside easy.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Henry Cavill is taking it easy.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Charlie Kirk may have made his name as a political activist, but he’ll surely be remembered just as much, if not more so, for his faith.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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After all, whether or not hell is real, murder surely is.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Madame Grès, one of the great ladies of the Paris fashion world, had readily altered her own arrangements to help an unknown designer.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Those of us who went to school back in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s didn’t have this kind of problem, even though guns were readily available back then and gun laws were much more lax than the gun laws of today.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Shares of Club name Apple could sure use that boost while the tech giant gets its artificial intelligence strategy in place.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Um, that sure sounds like pressure.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easily. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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