1
as in convenient
situated within easy reach
keeps a box of tissue handy whenever she watches Romeo and Juliet on her home theater
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2
as in skilled
skillful with the hands
handy with a needle and thread
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Recent Examples of handy
Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit I can’t count how many times this little first aid kit has come in handy during my kids’ sports seasons.
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Laura Lu, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
And the Wyze Cordless Vacuum keeps floors, couches, and even car seats clean without the bulk, with a handy 27% discount that makes cleaning a little easier.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
For racing and long-distance touring, those definitely come in handy.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Shoppers have tapped them to light kitchen pantries, coffee nooks, linen closets, and more, and two-packs of these handy lights are only $10 at Amazon.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
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Laura Lu, Parents, 10 Sep. 2025
And the Wyze Cordless Vacuum keeps floors, couches, and even car seats clean without the bulk, with a handy 27% discount that makes cleaning a little easier.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
For racing and long-distance touring, those definitely come in handy.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Shoppers have tapped them to light kitchen pantries, coffee nooks, linen closets, and more, and two-packs of these handy lights are only $10 at Amazon.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handy
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Spier Hotel is only half an hour from Cape Town’s city center, so the hotel also makes a convenient base for exploring both Cape Town and the winelands.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Rieger admitted that such complaints exist and are partially driven by believers failing to understand intersectionality and its purpose — applying it as a policy excuse when and where convenient.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Set in 1819 Hispaniola, just prior to the Dominican Republic’s push for independence, the drama centers on an unexpected trio – a young Spanish noble, a skilled Chinese silk artisan and a Haitian soldier who’s abandoned his post.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the bots are skilled at mimicking human reactions to stressful situations, responding to users in ways that often reflect racist and sexist biases.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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TeamSmile also launched a new pilot program to deliver essential dental care for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), highlighting the urgent need for accessible treatment for these kids.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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When performance metrics and strategic key performance indicators are accessible, broader stakeholder groups, including minority shareholders and society, can engage more meaningfully with corporate governance.—
Michael Hilb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hacking a pre-Internet console Making this amusing amalgam of past and present technology possible required some clever engineering.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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If so, its still a quick and clever method for styling a bun in a pinch.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Monday's test was the ninth of the engine built with carbon fiber and capable of producing 1,971 kilonewtons of thrust, more powerful than past models, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jerome Ford is not a feature back and should be demoted once Judkins proves capable at pass protection and blitz pickups after missing all of training camp.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The big picture viewpoint is that there will be some LLMs that are less proficient in certain ways, and others that are more proficient in other ways.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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About 56% of CMS students were proficient on statewide exams this year — 3 percentage points better than last year.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bening will costar on the series as Beulah Jackson, who's described as the powerful, cunning, and charming head of a major ranch in Texas.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Joan Silber is a contemporary genius at creating artful stories of a multitude of characters who ricochet in cunning ways, crossing generations and continents.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Handy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handy. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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