as in easily
without difficulty
you're not going to get off lightly if they catch you!
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This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Gently and lightly jump back to the starting position with your feet together and arms at your sides.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The central government has recognized that Hong Kong is a jewel not to be lightly discarded.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Gently and lightly jump back to the starting position with your feet together and arms at your sides.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The central government has recognized that Hong Kong is a jewel not to be lightly discarded.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Simple choices from yesterday (staying up too late, shortchanging yourself on sleep, worrying about a tough work situation) are all major energy-draining activities that can easily spill into the next day.Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The velcro straps are also easily adjustable and don’t rub.Cai Cramer, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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This heated brush is made to make quick heat styling easy, with a set temperature of 355°F to keep from damaging hair.Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Here’s how to buy renewable energy from your electric utility 8 easy — and cheap — ways to cut your carbon emissions That re-use has other environmental benefits.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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With inflation control measures and new regulations, crypto adoption could shift, and users may become more cautious or discouraged from using digital assets as freely as before.Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to Shohei Ohtani's $680 million of deferred money attached to his contract, Los Angeles can freely afford to add superstar talent alongside Ohtani and the rest of the team.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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That fueled concerns that the company might not be able to make chips in the U.S. as efficiently as in Taiwan.Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 25 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of footage, the new Active HDR mode is responsible for efficiently tone-mapping the dynamic range, which the sensor records into a readily usable output.New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
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And, indeed, another paper from 2018 found that flame retardants in black kitchen utensils readily migrate into hot cooking oil.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Celebrities are easier to see on social media, meaning that the appeal of gathering them on TV has dimmed, because they can be spotted on X, YouTube or Instagram more readily.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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