as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
after all that worrying, the game for the championship turned out to be a hands-down win
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as in definitely
without any question
she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class
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as in easily
without difficulty
she'll win the dancing competition hands down
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as in passes (down)
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as in kithes
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Adjective
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Police believed co-defendant Jorge Garza thought Gamez was an easy mark to rob for a gun, charges state.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025 -
According to the authority on all things laundry, The Laundress, the process for washing down pillows is relatively easy.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Your mother was definitely one in her earlier years.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Your officiant should definitely know, and the chance of someone hearing about it through the grapevine is fairly high.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Avoid using easily guessable information, and consider using a password manager to store and generate secure passwords.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Best Play In easily the game of the year for the Cowboys on a road visit against the Washington Commanders in late November, Dallas clung to a 20-17 lead with 3:02 remaining in the game as the Cowboys looked to snap a five-game losing streak.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The finish is long, smooth, warming, and lingering sweetness.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Using a rubber spatula, fold in chocolate chips; stir mixture until smooth, about 1 minute.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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And while that was certainly true this year, the real winners in a lot of ways were the new additions to the guitar amplifier world.—
Josh Chesler,
SPIN,
29 Jan. 2025
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But his educational background in politics and Hellenic studies is certainly out of the ordinary.—
Michael S. Lubell,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2025
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Rather, his supporters say that Montgomery was the first to understand and demonstrate the physics and control that still informs modern flight.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Under normal conditions, a measured fever is nothing more than a single aspect of a broader picture that informs the course of treatment, both Haimovich and Hooker told me.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As long as a biopsy is done and it’s recognized early, there’s a very high chance of cure with very simple and minimally invasive procedures.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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Her voice is the center (a volcano, an oasis) and the music is simple, supportive and emotional.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Thanks to a few lucky die rolls, the Dimension 20 crew strutted out of Madison Square Garden as heroes — though their devoted fans would’ve surely loved them the same even if they had been defeated.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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In a rare diplomatic triumph for the administration, those efforts helped Lebanon usher in a new president and prime minister, both of whom Hezbollah would surely have blocked were that group still powerful enough to do so.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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