as in easily
without difficulty
most TV sitcoms give the impression that family problems can be solved facilely and in less than 30 minutes
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Opening the lid—easily done one-handed—slightly elevates the laptop's rear, angling the keyboard for a more ergonomic typing posture.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Maniar said the votes are especially critical heading into the fall and winter season, when diseases, particularly respiratory viruses like Covid, spread more easily.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Maybach delivers 4 seconds flat like a swimmer effortlessly backstroking, leaving the Muggles in its wake.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fall’s fashion trends mark a return to classicism, with influences from academia and the English countryside, and few pieces capture the mood as effortlessly as blazers.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Skills gaps represent a practical challenge as teams may lack cloud-native cryptographic expertise, and some latency-sensitive operations may not translate smoothly to virtual platforms.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But seasoned pros know that small habits can go a long way in making trips run more smoothly.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the leakproof Flex Straw Cap and wide mouth make filling it up easy.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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Editing photos on the go just got wicked easy.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Madame Grès, one of the great ladies of the Paris fashion world, had readily altered her own arrangements to help an unknown designer.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Those of us who went to school back in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s didn’t have this kind of problem, even though guns were readily available back then and gun laws were much more lax than the gun laws of today.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Why Northern Lights Displays Are Spiking The cause is the Russell-McPherron effect, which sees the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth connect most efficiently for a few weeks either side of equinoxes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The team hopes this work on differential privacy scaling laws will help others efficiently allocate resources to train private AI models.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Facilely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilely. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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