as in picnic
a situation or state of carefree comfort
just knew that if I hit the lottery, I'd be on easy street for the rest of my life
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Recent Examples of easy street
The Bruins lived on easy street for more than a decade.
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 May 2026
While most of Waymo's miles are on the easy streets of Phoenix, having no injury liability in 22 miles is a very impressive result, particuarly when coming from a 3rd party.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
No less effective for artistic expression, just shorter-lasting than the big guns, shaving sprays and stickers were easy street art flexes.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
What follows is her own moral crisis: stay the course or take the easy street?
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2023
There were no firm state or federal regulations on what the resident-aide ratio should be (and still aren’t), but 10-to-1 is considered easy street in most facilities.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 30 Nov. 2022
Hailey Bieber, ever the queen of easy street style, knows a thing or two about fall outfits.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Oct. 2022
Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 May 2026
While most of Waymo's miles are on the easy streets of Phoenix, having no injury liability in 22 miles is a very impressive result, particuarly when coming from a 3rd party.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
No less effective for artistic expression, just shorter-lasting than the big guns, shaving sprays and stickers were easy street art flexes.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
What follows is her own moral crisis: stay the course or take the easy street?
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2023
There were no firm state or federal regulations on what the resident-aide ratio should be (and still aren’t), but 10-to-1 is considered easy street in most facilities.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 30 Nov. 2022
Hailey Bieber, ever the queen of easy street style, knows a thing or two about fall outfits.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for easy street
Noun
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The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Obama Presidential Center picnic area The center also offers picnic areas with several outdoor grills.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Pictured grinning on the big screens, Perazzo looked to be in hog heaven.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 May 2024
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Thank hog heaven for Arkansas.—
Joseph Goodman | [email protected],
al,
15 Sep. 2022
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“Easy street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/easy%20street. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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