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
Finally, the hairstylist removed the wig, leaving behind only a lightly colored wig cap.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The rake should just lightly touch the soil surface.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
Questions and responses have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Most seedlings only need to be watered lightly when the top of the soil begins to feel a little dry.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The rake should just lightly touch the soil surface.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
Questions and responses have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Most seedlings only need to be watered lightly when the top of the soil begins to feel a little dry.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lightly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightly
Adverb
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Mexico's Operación Frontera Norte -- Operation Northern Border -- quickly produced some surprises, especially for Americans accustomed to easily crossing the border for holidays or shopping trips.—
Mary Beth Sheridan The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Until the 2022 ceremony, this was easily the most WTF moment at the Oscars.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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His fiercest opponent refused to go down easy, sending he and the golf world on an epic, unprecedented rollercoaster ride.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Death, Poison and Blackmail: Every Wild Moment from the The White Lotus Season 3 Finale His son on the other hand, did not get off so easy after making his protein shake the following morning in the contaminated blender.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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To recover them, Mayday needs the help of someone who can move freely among the Gilead patrols.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The attacks left one hospitalized, dozens with injuries and one man missing two hats Residents of a small town in the United Kingdom can walk around freely now that a hawk that had been terrorizing them for around a month was finally captured last week.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Their idea is to link cities that are too far for existing daytime trains to serve efficiently.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Swiffer Sweep + Mop Deluxe cleaned up both the ketchup and peanut butter quickly and efficiently.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Assessing the right-back market heading into the summer, few readily available options would definitely appeal to Liverpool.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hadland says this is particularly concerning because products like Galaxy Gas are so readily available to adolescents, often as young as 11 or 12 years old.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Lightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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