as in easily
without difficulty
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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Recent Examples of handily
Phillips was handily beaten by Biden, who would later drop out of the presidential race and endorse his vice president, Kamala Harris, but she was later defeated in the general election by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
GoDaddy and Oracle — on pace for its best year since 1999 — joined Palantir in handily outperforming the S & P 500, while former highflier Adobe slumped 25%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
As for the Rose Bowl, the Bruins won handily, building a 17-point fourth-quarter lead in a 24-14 win.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The senator handily won reelection to a second term in November.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
GoDaddy and Oracle — on pace for its best year since 1999 — joined Palantir in handily outperforming the S & P 500, while former highflier Adobe slumped 25%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
As for the Rose Bowl, the Bruins won handily, building a 17-point fourth-quarter lead in a 24-14 win.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The senator handily won reelection to a second term in November.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handily
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The two-story house has three bedrooms, two full baths, one half-bath and a wood-burning fireplace which can be easily converted to a more practical wood stove insert.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the primary complication that leads to hospitalizations is dehydration, which is easily treated with IV fluids.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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But New York got off easy compared to many areas across the U.S.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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With a connected calendar, the Desk Pro makes joining meetings on any platform incredibly easy.Melody Brue, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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As people get older, their brains shrink, and in certain parts of the brain, neurons may communicate less efficiently.Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Today, this increasingly means the ability to manage both structured and unstructured data efficiently and is typically based on the use of advanced data orchestration tools, cloud-native architectures and highly scalable storage solutions.Carl D'Halluin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handily. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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