as in easily
without difficulty
you're not going to get off lightly if they catch you!
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Recent Examples of lightly
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Of course, Final Destination 7 could also bring back Bloodlines’ Stefanie and Charlie by lightly retconning their deaths by logs as another premonition, but that feels like a cheat that’s not in the spirit of the franchise.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Editor's Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for length.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Note: Some questions have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Of course, Final Destination 7 could also bring back Bloodlines’ Stefanie and Charlie by lightly retconning their deaths by logs as another premonition, but that feels like a cheat that’s not in the spirit of the franchise.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Editor's Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for length.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Note: Some questions have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightly
Adverb
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And while seafood is the focus, the Tonka Bean Flan is easily one of the best bites on the menu.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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As easily two of the five most charismatic people in all of AEW, this was an even matchup.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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These sailings often include multiday land extensions, making visiting world-famous sites like Angkor Wat easy without managing your own logistics.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
20 May 2025
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This found family filled with encouraging friends and collaborators has now made the music creation process easy and fulfilling for Cash.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Miranda was finally able to receive her new driver’s license after 22 years and is able to travel more freely.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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The program will be designed to enable young people to work and travel freely in Europe again, but will be capped and time-limited, mirroring existing schemes the U.K. has with countries such as Australia and New Zealand.—
Holly Ellyatt,Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
Adverb
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Staying organized is the best way to pack efficiently, and that's why the right packing essentials are a must-have for any trip.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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These tools are remarkably skilled at quickly, comprehensively, and efficiently consuming vast amounts of data and regurgitating it within a different context.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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This could require expansion of the nation’s digital infrastructure as AI demands an enormous amount of affordable, reliable and readily available energy.—
Martin Hermann,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Pop music is played readily, but anything that is even remotely challenging — at least in alternative rock — doesn’t really [get played].—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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“Lightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightly. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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