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as in effortlessly
without difficulty
a skater who easily executes even the most difficult jumps
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as in certainly
without any question
we easily have enough people to get the project under way
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Other factors also matter, including density (how many strands grow per square inch) and porosity (how easily hair absorbs moisture).
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
With MyRecipes, your personal home for recipes, easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
According to the wastewater permit application, the developer met with representatives from the cities of Kennedale, Mansfield and Fort Worth, and none could easily provide wastewater infrastructure to the area.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
The novel refuses to package trans lives as tragic or easily digestible.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
With MyRecipes, your personal home for recipes, easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
According to the wastewater permit application, the developer met with representatives from the cities of Kennedale, Mansfield and Fort Worth, and none could easily provide wastewater infrastructure to the area.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
The novel refuses to package trans lives as tragic or easily digestible.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for easily
Adverb
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The relaxed fit creates an effortlessly cool vibe, which is only further enhanced by the jacket’s details, including the spread collar and scalloped eyelet hem.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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With layers that start below the chin and frame your face so flattering, this hairstyle is supposed to exude the self-assurance and effortlessly chic attitude of the quintessential 1990s model cuts (think Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Which is certainly an admirable approach, albeit a rather idealistic strategy in a state of nearly 23 million voters, spread over roughly 800 miles from north to south.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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While his legacy was certainly felt in Send Help, Jeff Probst was unfortunately too busy with Tribal Council to make a cameo.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This alignment allows energy to flow more smoothly through the material, significantly increasing thermal conductivity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Then the graceful roll of the ball with his studs smoothly took him past another two to shoot at goal.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The most eye-catching part, however, is definitely a large flower made of fabric that sprouts out of the shoulder.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Coming off the bench for Leo and stepping onto the court on the big stage at state, Elon Henderson definitely felt some nerves.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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None of their situations makes the choice easy.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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From a location standpoint, that made things pretty easy.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Tigers, who will pay their ace $32 million this season after losing to him in arbitration, surely harbor similar concerns.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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PepsiCo surely pays for the Gatorade coolers loitering behind the benches.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Although blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries are readily available but not in season, their flavor can be lacking.—
Mary Ann Esposito,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Director Maggie Gyllenhaal readily admits that the idea that Shelley left some piece of the story unarticulated is a fantasy of hers.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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New owner Michael Andlauer sure wasn’t.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For a behind-the-scenes enterprise software company, Oracle sure knows how to get in the news.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easily. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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