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
The legislation also paves the way for foreign nationals who have fought alongside Ukrainian forces to be granted citizenship more easily.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Going with that kind of character would have been easier, and she might have been better received or more easily accepted by fans from the start.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Hartford Courant Jordan Spieth, who shot 12-under in 2017 and won the Travelers in a playoff, says golfers can easily separate scores by prioritizing strokes gained, which measures scores in relation to the field.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Save at least six months’ worth of living expenses in an easily accessible account.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Going with that kind of character would have been easier, and she might have been better received or more easily accepted by fans from the start.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Hartford Courant Jordan Spieth, who shot 12-under in 2017 and won the Travelers in a playoff, says golfers can easily separate scores by prioritizing strokes gained, which measures scores in relation to the field.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Save at least six months’ worth of living expenses in an easily accessible account.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for easily
Adverb
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There is no overlap between the play and Aira’s life; certainly there’s no anger against the dying of the light in Aira.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Oscar Bobb generally gets far more assists than goals, too, but with those five players, as well as Rayan Cherki, City certainly have enough numbers for the wide roles, even if goals are not yet assured.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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The 6-1, 215-pound four-star from Illinois definitely improved his stock.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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And that, my fellow leaders, is a rare privilege that is definitely worth the cost.—
Joe Altieri,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Why should they be expected to leave easy 340B money on the table?—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The Clifton 10 is still a Hoka with its fat midsole, but that performance feature is becoming stylistically mainstream, and all that cushioning makes day-long walking easy.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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At Bonwit, Edna surely works for Gene Moore, the window artist who came to work for Bonwit in 1945.—
John Birdsall
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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The blockbuster has now accrued a total of 18 weeks ruling the list — a number that will surely climb again at the end of 2025.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Despite the program’s struggles over the past decade, upward mobility in the conference is readily available.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The country’s crippled economy also forced her to become resourceful by incorporating materials that were locally sourced and readily available into her works.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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So sure, if Elon Musk wants to use his resources to do that, great.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
8 June 2025
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But a few more seven-inning starts sure would make a difference.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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With rising anxieties around where Black New Yorkers can freely gather comes a pressure for organizers.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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Our results demonstrate that while there is some value to the equations for general trends, specific values may be substantially wrong or at least carry major uncertainty, when an animal is moving freely over compliant substrates.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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But overall, he’s clearly put in some work on the whole public speaking thing.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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With Gi-hun’s sacrifice, the baby is declared the winner of the games, and In-ho — clearly inspired by the selfless choice that Gi-hun has made, and what he’s proven about the good in humanity — goes to collect the baby and bring her to safety.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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“Easily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easily. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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