as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
after all that worrying, the game for the championship turned out to be a hands-down win
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as in definitely
without any question
she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class
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as in easily
without difficulty
she'll win the dancing competition hands down
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as in passes (down)
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as in kithes
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Adjective
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The left and right sides of the TV have deep grooves running down their lengths for the side-firing speaker drives (and, on the left, a USB-C port with support for DisplayPort for easy device connection), while the flat top panel features grilles for the upward-firing drivers.—
PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
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With summer approaching, the Milky Way becomes easier to see, but spotting it won't be as simple as looking up at the sky.—
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That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.—
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The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.—
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The old hierarchies from civilian life can easily reassert themselves in the military.—
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She's not only created a new version of the monster, named Henry, but trying to bring all monsters under her control, and Dracula is not going down easily.—
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The vehicle’s 800 volt battery provides current when the vehicle travels over smooth road surfaces, and the suspension actuation motor is the 48 volt load.—
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The technology was working, so everything moved a lot smoother.—
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The addition of glass tubes certainly adds another dimension to both sparse and dense arrangements.—
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This means, under the current rules at least, a return to the United States, just 12 years after the men’s World Cup in 2026 and (almost certainly) the women’s World Cup in 2031, may well be the likeliest outcome if FIFA enforces the principle.—
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That philosophy informs every technology decision, from AI investments to platform upgrades.—
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And when someone from that organization informs him that no one has printed out the petition he’s supposed to present to the governor in mere hours, he’s just pissed.—
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Trevon Williams, who did not escape from the New Orleans jail, was charged with 10 counts of being a principal to simple escape, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on May 23.—
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Related Stories 13 Under-The-Radar Activities And Experiences In Key West The 11 Best Key West Restaurants On The Water Rooms And Rates The rooms are bright, cheerful, and simple, with colorful coastal touches in artwork and decorative items like pillows.—
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For the Braves to make an eighth consecutive postseason appearance, Strider will surely need to have a big part in getting them there.—
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Musk has clashed with regulators in numerous ways over the years and leveled criticisms of outdated bureaucracy that may be justified and surely inform his later efforts at DOGE.—
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“Hands-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-down. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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