what is the meaning of "as easily"?

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Does it simply mean "easily"?
Example:They could have as easily won the match.
 

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Your sentence can not stand alone. There has got to be a comparison involved.

'They lost the match but they could just as easily have won it.'

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Your sentence can not stand alone. There has got to be a comparison involved.

'They lost the match but they could just as easily have won it.'

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Sir,could you kindly use "as easily" in an other sentence?
 

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Thank you sir!
 
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