as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
ably maneuvered the boat up to the dock
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Be alert and ready to handle ably and intelligently any situation which may arise – this is mindfulness.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Playing out of position at right-back, and ably supported by industrious Jesper Lindstrom — who, out of possession, often dropped back into the defence to make a five-strong line — O’Brien showed flashes of the promise that persuaded the club to sign him for £17million ($21.6m).
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Heller adapts the novel by Rachel Yoder into a surreal commentary on the pressure on mothers in American society, and Adams is ably supported by a great turn from Scoot McNairy too.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Emerging from nowhere to the speakership, Johnson has filled the role ably.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Playing out of position at right-back, and ably supported by industrious Jesper Lindstrom — who, out of possession, often dropped back into the defence to make a five-strong line — O’Brien showed flashes of the promise that persuaded the club to sign him for £17million ($21.6m).
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Heller adapts the novel by Rachel Yoder into a surreal commentary on the pressure on mothers in American society, and Adams is ably supported by a great turn from Scoot McNairy too.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Emerging from nowhere to the speakership, Johnson has filled the role ably.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ably
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“Ably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ably. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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