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
Revenue handily exceeded Wall Street forecasts, reaching $1.27 billion, while earnings per share hit 69 cents, also ahead of estimates.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 May 2025
After the Huskies handily defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks in the championship game on April 6, Vanessa shared a tribute to both the team and her daughter on Instagram.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 May 2025
The Miami Heat escaped the Atlanta Hawks in an overtime thriller, and the Memphis Grizzlies handily defeated the Dallas Mavericks to keep their seasons alive and advance to the NBA playoffs.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noboa, running under the right-wing National Democratic Action party label, handily defeated Luisa González of the leftist Citizen Revolution Movement – the party of influential former President Rafael Correa.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 May 2025
After the Huskies handily defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks in the championship game on April 6, Vanessa shared a tribute to both the team and her daughter on Instagram.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 May 2025
The Miami Heat escaped the Atlanta Hawks in an overtime thriller, and the Memphis Grizzlies handily defeated the Dallas Mavericks to keep their seasons alive and advance to the NBA playoffs.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noboa, running under the right-wing National Democratic Action party label, handily defeated Luisa González of the leftist Citizen Revolution Movement – the party of influential former President Rafael Correa.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handily
Adverb
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And while seafood is the focus, the Tonka Bean Flan is easily one of the best bites on the menu.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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As easily two of the five most charismatic people in all of AEW, this was an even matchup.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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These sailings often include multiday land extensions, making visiting world-famous sites like Angkor Wat easy without managing your own logistics.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
20 May 2025
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This found family filled with encouraging friends and collaborators has now made the music creation process easy and fulfilling for Cash.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Staying organized is the best way to pack efficiently, and that's why the right packing essentials are a must-have for any trip.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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These tools are remarkably skilled at quickly, comprehensively, and efficiently consuming vast amounts of data and regurgitating it within a different context.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handily. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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