1
as in rather
by choice or preference
she would readily give up piano lessons for a season ticket at her local ski area
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2
as in easily
without difficulty
always gives directions that are readily understood
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Recent Examples of readily
Not facing the same regulatory oversight as cannabis, hemp products are often cheaper and are readily available for purchase at gas stations and smoke shops rather than licensed dispensaries.
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025
Her dishes are flavorful yet simple and accessible, made with readily available ingredients.
—Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
These whiskeys are outstanding, reasonably priced, and readily available.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The trailers, lawmakers said, are readily available online.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025
Her dishes are flavorful yet simple and accessible, made with readily available ingredients.
—Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
These whiskeys are outstanding, reasonably priced, and readily available.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The trailers, lawmakers said, are readily available online.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for readily
Adverb
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For the author, what may sound at first blush like a macho story of man conquering nature is not so much about a feat of endurance, but rather about community.—
Taylor Haney,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Lapointe doesn't think that's to do with age, but rather the culture of social media and the idea of capturing memories to watch back later.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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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
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The legislation also paves the way for foreign nationals who have fought alongside Ukrainian forces to be granted citizenship more easily.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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Ideally, Newcastle desire experience working at a club which has regularly qualified for European football — and preferably the Champions League.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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From $6,750 per person for Hinoki Travels’ seven-night Interdependence: East Greenland trip, excluding flights from Reykjavik. Chloe Berge is a travel journalist drawn to adventures in the world’s rugged, remote corners, preferably exploring them on foot.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 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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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
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“Readily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readily. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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