handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē 
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Examples of handily in a Sentence
He won the card game handily.
handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie
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The good news is the Eagles won, handily beating the Packers with a 22-10 final score.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
That higher level of tech exposure has allowed the NASDAQ to handily beat the S&P 500 over the long run
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That outperformance started to slow last year, with the NASDAQ only barely edging out the S&P 500.
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The number handily beat expectations after two years of cooling in the labor market, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent, which is very healthy by historical standards.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers handily beat the Washington Commanders 37-20, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-20.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
That higher level of tech exposure has allowed the NASDAQ to handily beat the S&P 500 over the long run
NASDAQ Nearly Doubles the S&P 500
That outperformance started to slow last year, with the NASDAQ only barely edging out the S&P 500.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The number handily beat expectations after two years of cooling in the labor market, and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent, which is very healthy by historical standards.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers handily beat the Washington Commanders 37-20, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-20.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Handily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handily. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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handily
adverb
hand·i·ly
ˈhan-də-lē
1
: in a skillful manner
2
: easily sense 1
won handily
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