handily
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Definition of handily
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Synonyms & Antonyms for handily
Synonyms
easily, easy, effortlessly, facilely, fluently, freely, hands down, lightly, painlessly, readily, smoothly, well
Antonyms
arduously, hardly, laboriously, strenuously
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Supervisor Ed Moline was defeated in a special recall election on Aug. 27, finishing last with 49 votes in a four-person race won handily by former Town Chairman Fred Michalek, with 797 votes, or nearly 83% of the total. — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Vernon town residents overwhelmingly vote to oust village board member in recall election," 28 Aug. 2019 Ernst ended up winning handily, becoming the first women elected to Congress in Iowa history. — Los Angeles Times, "Free college? Better healthcare? Democrats need to win the Senate along with the White House," 15 Aug. 2019 Boback’s bill passed handily in the House of Representatives — and unanimously in the Senate — this week. — Lasherica Thornton, Philly.com, "For Pa. students, a new duty: civics test," 8 June 2018 While the bill passed handily in the House, the vote was thrown into question earlier Thursday, when Trump, whose administration had previously expressed support for FISA, posted a tweet that cast doubt about his position on the law. — Natasha Bach, Fortune, "House Votes To Renew Surveillance Law Despite Conflicting Trump Tweets," 11 Jan. 2018 And after the state’s governor appointed colorless placeholder Luther Strange to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions (who left to become U.S. attorney general), Moore handily defeated Strange — 55–45 percent — in a primary-runoff election. — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, "Steve King and Roy Moore Don’t Belong in the GOP," 6 Aug. 2019 Johnson handily won the leadership contest on Tuesday. — Washington Post, "Theresa May to step down, Boris Johnson to become U.K. prime minister, in elaborate transition of power," 24 July 2019 Niemann won the men’s division handily — posting a score of 15.17, besting the runner-up from the University of North Florida by more than five points. — Justin Lafferty, San Diego Union-Tribune, "PLNU’s Niemann changes look, turns into a national surfing champ," 22 July 2019 However, Blackburn won the race handily, by double digits. — Grace Segers, CBS News, "Trump announces U.S. ambassador to Japan will run for Senate," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'handily.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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