1
as in convenient
situated within easy reach
keeps a box of tissue handy whenever she watches Romeo and Juliet on her home theater
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2
as in skilled
skillful with the hands
handy with a needle and thread
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Recent Examples of handy
Dad will be able to get his home office desk in shape with this handy desk organizer that features four shelves and a roomy drawer.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The monitor has a dedicated hook that can pop out from the back of the monitor to charge a DualSense controller, too — looks super handy.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Communication tools If your cell phone battery is running low or signal is sparce, these walkie talkies will come in handy and help your party stay connected.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
This dress is also practical, with two side pockets for keeping small items handy, like a lip balm or your room key.
—Cassie Gill, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The monitor has a dedicated hook that can pop out from the back of the monitor to charge a DualSense controller, too — looks super handy.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Communication tools If your cell phone battery is running low or signal is sparce, these walkie talkies will come in handy and help your party stay connected.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 June 2026
This dress is also practical, with two side pockets for keeping small items handy, like a lip balm or your room key.
—Cassie Gill, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handy
Adjective
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If robot cleaning becomes cheaper and more convenient, workers could feel that shift first.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Competitive balance is a convenient sermon from owners who too often treat contention as optional.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Workshop bookings from tourists are helping skilled craftspeople stay in business — and keeping the techniques themselves from disappearing.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Evergreen Valley College sits right in the heart of East San José and produces talented, skilled graduates who are ready to work.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Accessibility The property is fully ADA-compliant, with accessible rooms and routes across the property, including to all restaurants, meeting spaces, the spa, fitness center, and business center.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The reason is that investors don’t seem to like the idea of fractional share ownership, so reducing the share price makes the stock feel more accessible.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s a fine blue line between stupid and clever.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Auoon Clip-On Pot Strainer This clever clip-on pot strainer takes up less space in the cabinet and the dishwasher, and makes quick work of straining pasta water, washing fruit and vegetables, and more.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, said a larger nuclear deployment in Europe would require more dual-capable aircraft such as the F-35, which can carry both nuclear and conventional weapons.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Here’s hoping that’s not the case, because Arjona looks more than capable of taking out these glowing-eyed freaks all by herself.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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This country has produced leaders who understood that the office was never about them, that service means something, and that the people watching from home deserve better than a system that rewards the skillful exit over the honest reckoning.—
Nick Weston,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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What could be more cunning and disgusting than training dogs to commit anal rape?—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Dano’s static line delivery gets used for a chilling but laconic effect as his character’s cunning political negotiations lead to deadly outcomes.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Only 23% of Kansas City’s third-graders are proficient in language arts, according to a study commissioned by SchoolSmart KC, compared to 43% of students statewide.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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But there’s nothing shocking or subversive about this movie, which plays like proficient, forgettable straight-to-streaming fare for the first ninety minutes and then botches its big, bloody finale.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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“Handy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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