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as in rather
by choice or preference
she would readily give up piano lessons for a season ticket at her local ski area
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as in easily
without difficulty
always gives directions that are readily understood
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Recent Examples of readily
Historically, New York State audits have found that DOH has not used one of its most invaluable and readily available resources — data — to gain better insights into health risks and formulate plans to mitigate them.
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Antonio Reynoso, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Companies don’t invest where workers are not readily available.
—Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
In the same way, this arc imagines that the body’s burdens, demands, and constraints can be readily abandoned for an escape into pure consciousness.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
Magic Mountain crews had hoped to fix Superman: Escape from Krypton when the coaster closed for maintenance in September, but the necessary parts weren’t readily available and the most prudent option was to permanently close the ride, according to Harris.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
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Antonio Reynoso, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Companies don’t invest where workers are not readily available.
—Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
In the same way, this arc imagines that the body’s burdens, demands, and constraints can be readily abandoned for an escape into pure consciousness.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
Magic Mountain crews had hoped to fix Superman: Escape from Krypton when the coaster closed for maintenance in September, but the necessary parts weren’t readily available and the most prudent option was to permanently close the ride, according to Harris.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for readily
Adverb
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Some, called rogue planets, don't even orbit a star, but are rather floating through the cosmos untethered.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, this is not an isolated incident, but rather the latest in a history of underperformance.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Fried twice, liberally dusted with salt and pepper and served with a ramekin of garlic aioli, a plate of these golden-brown beauties can easily sate three or four people as a starter.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
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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Seek a safe place to shelter, preferably indoors.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2025
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If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
17 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
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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
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“Readily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readily. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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