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
Whiting, who was running unopposed, handily beat a pair of write-in candidates who sought to challenge him.
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Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
Los Angeles handily beat the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Brown the last two games.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris quickly forged a modest polling lead and by all accounts beat Trump handily in the only face-to-face debate on Sept. 10.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Knife nerds will appreciate this collaboration with knife maker K Sabatier enough to pick up the full set of three carbon steel blades (also handily available online).
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
Los Angeles handily beat the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Brown the last two games.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris quickly forged a modest polling lead and by all accounts beat Trump handily in the only face-to-face debate on Sept. 10.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
Knife nerds will appreciate this collaboration with knife maker K Sabatier enough to pick up the full set of three carbon steel blades (also handily available online).
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handily
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Escape Cafe’s high-end beans are easily accessible across Canada, available in over 60 coffee shops and 200 supermarkets.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, those that are likely to suffer most are those who cannot afford going to a dentist, those that live in rural areas that may not be able to access dental offices easily as well as underserved communities that do not have the luxury to purchase fluoridated water.Omer Awan, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Thankfully, things started out fairly easy with 1 and 4 Across (Bow and Caleb) and a few of the downs were pretty obvious—Ole!—but some of these really stumped me.Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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There are tools out there that make searching that information very easy.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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And because a big meal produces a huge spike in insulin, your body responds to the sugar and efficiently stores more body fat.Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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Regardless of the underlying cause, the deficit causes the body to function less efficiently.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handily. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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