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
Join MyRecipes—your personal home for recipes—to easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
After Phillies shortstop Edmundo Sosa hit a routine pop-up behind home plate that should have easily ended the inning, Connor Wong stepped on Sosa’s foot and rolled his right ankle.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The transition can begin as early as a woman’s 30s, but the signs are so varied and so easily mistaken for other things that many people spend years wondering what’s wrong before connecting the dots.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Shared experiences are easily launched in college.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
After Phillies shortstop Edmundo Sosa hit a routine pop-up behind home plate that should have easily ended the inning, Connor Wong stepped on Sosa’s foot and rolled his right ankle.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The transition can begin as early as a woman’s 30s, but the signs are so varied and so easily mistaken for other things that many people spend years wondering what’s wrong before connecting the dots.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Shared experiences are easily launched in college.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for easily
Adverb
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The button-down works effortlessly with linen pants or over a swimsuit, while the relaxed shorts pair easily with tanks, tees, or lightweight sweaters for travel days.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Andie MacDowell is effortlessly chic in a light blue sundress and sunglasses during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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The core of Cunningham, Duren and Thompson will be what the Pistons almost certainly seek to build around during a pivotal offseason.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The most conspicuous symptom of this transition, certainly, was the contortion of the nation-state, and the resulting unravelling of political cultures built up over many decades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Both raise questions about how smoothly Tesla’s remote intervention system handles edge cases during real-world testing.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Outcome Two The company continues operating smoothly.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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The spa The spa and wellness offerings are definitely one of the highlights—and some of the best in Costa Rica.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The proliferation of unmanned systems has definitely impacted the venerability of the traditional military platforms as well as their housing and repairing facilities.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Every company measured sustainability differently, making comparisons impossible and greenwashing easy.—
Suvrat Dhanorkar,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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But fitting back in isn’t that easy.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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She surely was also exposed to Madame Charlotte Mentelle’s feminist beliefs and abolitionist leanings.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Also inexplicable is the movie’s setting circa the dawn of COVID, where masks and quarantine come into play — though for many out there, that was surely a time when relapses were around the bend, the temptation of a bender without judgment and out of view very easily had.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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While it may always be most readily associated with Wall Street antagonist Gordon Gekko—who Flusser famously outfitted—the business also tailors for women.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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Dooley hasn't embraced the president as readily as the other two men, and has positioned himself as a political outsider.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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However, a source previously told the Daily Mail in April 2026 that Lively and Reynolds, who got married in 2012, aren’t so sure moving to the UK is a good idea—especially for their kids, James, Inez, Betty, and Olin.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
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The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easily. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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