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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
The simple design can easily be tossed over a bathing suit for a pool day or styled with a cardigan on a breezy September day.
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Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
That change could easily decide control of Congress.
—August 5, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
The Undertaker is also training Jelly Roll to team with Randy Orton as the pair will wrestle Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul at WWE's SummerSlam.
Music City, more than ever, could easily double as America's pop cultural epicenter.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Things happen, our heroes react, a potentially world-ending crisis is easily averted and everything is wrapped up in time for dinner.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
That change could easily decide control of Congress.
—August 5, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
The Undertaker is also training Jelly Roll to team with Randy Orton as the pair will wrestle Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul at WWE's SummerSlam.
Music City, more than ever, could easily double as America's pop cultural epicenter.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Things happen, our heroes react, a potentially world-ending crisis is easily averted and everything is wrapped up in time for dinner.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for easily
Adverb
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The news was certainly a shock to many, with concerns stemming mostly from the unknown.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Schedules and playoff formats will need to be adjusted but Benson certainly seems to think so.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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With so much passion behind the project, Rado’s Press is definitely off to a great start.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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In other words, Belly and Jere showcased incompatibilities both big and small this week — and the compromise is definitely not a wedding cake with one layer of raspberry and dark chocolate and one of peaches and milk chocolate.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Of course those who can command the spotlight do not easy relinquish it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Levity comes very easy to Jack, because the times are pretty dark.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The season finale of The Buccaneers is now out on Apple TV+ and once again, this second season ends on many cliffhangers that will surely left fans eager for a third season.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Its standard rooms and suites play with texture, woods and fabric on the wall in moody hues that complement the landscape, which is readily available through picture windows, and in some cases, a wall of windows.—
Robin Catalano,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Both of these actions have been readily apparent here in the last couple of weeks.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Wait and see on Gunner Stockton If Gunner Stockton lights up Marshall in an opening romp, that’s sure better than the alternative for Georgia.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
31 July 2025
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The streamer’s outlook may not be changing but the ecosystem sure is.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
Adverb
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Children roam freely, and elders are embraced as essential members of the community.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Laws intended to prevent excessive exploitation went mostly unenforced in the rural northwest, allowing the continuation of what was virtually a chattel system in which workers could be bought, sold, and transported freely.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Sauer and colleagues found in 2019 that the CD19 proteins were clearly visible with super-resolution microscopy.—
Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Aug. 2025
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The heat is clearly on Murray to produce this season.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easily. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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