handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
Synonyms
Examples of handily in a Sentence
He won the card game handily.
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
Recent Examples on the Web
DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race shortly after a distant second place finish to Trump in the Iowa Caucus and well before Florida’s March 19 primary that Trump won handily over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
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USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
President Biden does much better than Trump among repeat voters, while Trump wins handily among people who seldom vote, according to a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In a kind of echo of what the touts had been thinking, last year's defending champion did bring his run, and worked his way handily through the traffic.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
In 2000, while running for the vice presidency on Mr. Gore’s ticket, Mr. Lieberman simultaneously won a third term in the Senate handily, with 64 percent of the vote, turning back a challenge from the Republican Philip Giordano.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Gallagher, in his fourth term on Capitol Hill, won each reelection handily, by no fewer than 25 points.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
In any hypothetical presidential race without Mr. Barghouti, Hamas wins handily.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Last May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey handily secured another term as head of state, shattering the morale of the political opposition and raising fears among his critics that his hold on the government would enable him to further edge Turkey toward autocracy.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The Aggies won the game handily with something Washington fans might not have recognized: a coherent offense.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
President Biden does much better than Trump among repeat voters, while Trump wins handily among people who seldom vote, according to a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In a kind of echo of what the touts had been thinking, last year's defending champion did bring his run, and worked his way handily through the traffic.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
In 2000, while running for the vice presidency on Mr. Gore’s ticket, Mr. Lieberman simultaneously won a third term in the Senate handily, with 64 percent of the vote, turning back a challenge from the Republican Philip Giordano.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Gallagher, in his fourth term on Capitol Hill, won each reelection handily, by no fewer than 25 points.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
In any hypothetical presidential race without Mr. Barghouti, Hamas wins handily.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Last May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey handily secured another term as head of state, shattering the morale of the political opposition and raising fears among his critics that his hold on the government would enable him to further edge Turkey toward autocracy.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The Aggies won the game handily with something Washington fans might not have recognized: a coherent offense.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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