as in easily
without difficulty
most TV sitcoms give the impression that family problems can be solved facilely and in less than 30 minutes
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Adverb
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Ortega said balances grew during the pandemic as workers — and the rest of America — weren’t able to travel as easily for vacation.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025 -
The Beach Club's toes-in-the-sand restaurant is easily among the best on the island.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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His fiercest opponent refused to go down easy, sending he and the golf world on an epic, unprecedented rollercoaster ride.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Death, Poison and Blackmail: Every Wild Moment from the The White Lotus Season 3 Finale His son on the other hand, did not get off so easy after making his protein shake the following morning in the contaminated blender.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Santa Clara Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fair is a terrific place to select plants not readily available elsewhere, selected for outstanding taste, beauty and performance in the local soil and climate.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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In most cases, ICE never followed through with the deportations because the immigrants had lived in the U.S. long enough that their home countries no longer recognized them as citizens, or as is the case with Laos, the home country does not readily issue repatriation documents.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Their idea is to link cities that are too far for existing daytime trains to serve efficiently.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Swiffer Sweep + Mop Deluxe cleaned up both the ketchup and peanut butter quickly and efficiently.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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To recover them, Mayday needs the help of someone who can move freely among the Gilead patrols.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The attacks left one hospitalized, dozens with injuries and one man missing two hats Residents of a small town in the United Kingdom can walk around freely now that a hawk that had been terrorizing them for around a month was finally captured last week.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Facilely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilely. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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