as in easily
without difficulty
you're not going to get off lightly if they catch you!
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Recent Examples of lightly
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Of course, Final Destination 7 could also bring back Bloodlines’ Stefanie and Charlie by lightly retconning their deaths by logs as another premonition, but that feels like a cheat that’s not in the spirit of the franchise.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Editor's Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for length.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Note: Some questions have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Of course, Final Destination 7 could also bring back Bloodlines’ Stefanie and Charlie by lightly retconning their deaths by logs as another premonition, but that feels like a cheat that’s not in the spirit of the franchise.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Editor's Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for length.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Note: Some questions have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightly
Adverb
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The old hierarchies from civilian life can easily reassert themselves in the military.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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She's not only created a new version of the monster, named Henry, but trying to bring all monsters under her control, and Dracula is not going down easily.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
Adverb
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From there, Donald freely picks the other six members of the group.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Last year’s game had very few disappointments, but one significant issue was the inability to freely edit or create players.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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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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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
Adverb
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This could require expansion of the nation’s digital infrastructure as AI demands an enormous amount of affordable, reliable and readily available energy.—
Martin Hermann,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Pop music is played readily, but anything that is even remotely challenging — at least in alternative rock — doesn’t really [get played].—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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“Lightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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