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
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Still benefitting from his reputation as a Civil War hero, Grant won the popular vote handily on November 5, 1872.
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Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Growth stocks, such as Apple and Nvidia, have handily outperformed value names.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
There was also an effort to delay the leadership vote in 2022, which McConnell handily won.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The team that beat Mike McCarthy’s group on the road and did it handily: Green Bay.
Tampa Bay, meanwhile, stomped Philadelphia, 32-9.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2024
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Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Growth stocks, such as Apple and Nvidia, have handily outperformed value names.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
There was also an effort to delay the leadership vote in 2022, which McConnell handily won.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The team that beat Mike McCarthy’s group on the road and did it handily: Green Bay.
Tampa Bay, meanwhile, stomped Philadelphia, 32-9.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 29 Aug. 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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