as in easily
without difficulty
you're not going to get off lightly if they catch you!
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Recent Examples of lightly
New sod, as well as bermuda seedings, must be made onto lightly tilled and raked soil.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows.
—Ella Alexander, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Choose two thick slices of your favorite bread and toast them until lightly browned.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
The titular sisters of this expansive, lightly metafictional novel, the Mikkolas, are haunted by an intergenerational curse.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows.
—Ella Alexander, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Choose two thick slices of your favorite bread and toast them until lightly browned.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
The titular sisters of this expansive, lightly metafictional novel, the Mikkolas, are haunted by an intergenerational curse.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightly
Adverb
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Google has ensured that Arod was best placed to capitalise on the opportunities presented, both at an application level and also revitalising the smartphone market with a wide-ranging new feature that the public could both easily understand and would need to upgrade their phone to experience fully.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Myers takes what could easily become an underwhelming topic and elevates it to a song of yearning, expectant romance.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
18 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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The policy sought to let undocumented migrants move freely in public spaces while allowing exceptions for serious threats, dangerous felons and imminent harm, as well as to protect evidence.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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And the more energy-efficient AI models become, the more incentive there will be to use them freely and thereby raise their total energy footprint even more, a quandary known as the Jevons paradox that is already visible across Big Tech.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Their keen intelligence and strong swimming abilities enable them to retrieve game from water and land efficiently.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Original price: $69.99 Grow an indoor herb garden efficiently with the Ahopegarden indoor garden hydroponic growing system.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Until the issue is resolved, water will be made readily available for all students, officials said.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Aug. 2025
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Companies must also consider whether these devices can be manufactured at scale and whether critical raw materials like helium, molybdenum and ytterbium are readily available.—
Vibhu Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Lightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightly. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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