as in easily
without difficulty
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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Recent Examples of handily
Democrat Adelita Grijalva handily won Arizona's July 15 special primary election, securing a blowout victory that sets her up to succeed her father, the long-serving Rep. Raúl Grijalva, in Congress.
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
That handily beat the $2.34 per share analysts polled by FactSet were calling for.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
And the transformation in the kitchen has put the restaurant at the top of those in Westchester and would handily compete with the best Italian restaurants in Manhattan.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In 2012, a $10 million referendum to preserve existing farmland and open space, voters approved by a 2-to-1 margin – and won handily in all three voting districts.
—John Emmanuel, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
That handily beat the $2.34 per share analysts polled by FactSet were calling for.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
And the transformation in the kitchen has put the restaurant at the top of those in Westchester and would handily compete with the best Italian restaurants in Manhattan.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In 2012, a $10 million referendum to preserve existing farmland and open space, voters approved by a 2-to-1 margin – and won handily in all three voting districts.
—John Emmanuel, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handily
Adverb
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Those that are too short or too simple or too easily guessed.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Those who are easily offended may want to steer clear of this Netflix movie, co- scripted by Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania) with Jon Vitti (The Simpsons).—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
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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Tools that offer real-time risk monitoring, dynamic regulatory reporting and automated decisioning allow organizations to scale efficiently without compromising security.—
Leo Patching,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Agency officials say the changes aim to help beneficiaries manage the transition to electronic payments and navigate other policy updates more efficiently.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handily. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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