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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Calvert kept his seat despite being handily outraised and outspent by Rollins.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Moreno led Brown by more than 200,000 votes after 95 percent of the vote was counted, putting him on trajectory to win the state handily.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
In contrast to Harris, Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, a progressive Palestinian American, secured 62 percent of the vote in Dearborn and was handily reelected to a fourth term on Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Several allies of former President Donald Trump will be heading back to Congress, after handily winning reelection Tuesday evening.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Moreno led Brown by more than 200,000 votes after 95 percent of the vote was counted, putting him on trajectory to win the state handily.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
In contrast to Harris, Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, a progressive Palestinian American, secured 62 percent of the vote in Dearborn and was handily reelected to a fourth term on Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Several allies of former President Donald Trump will be heading back to Congress, after handily winning reelection Tuesday evening.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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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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