as in quickly
with great speed
horses galloping fleetly across the plain
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Adverb
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The Rally called to end the emergency, and was swiftly punished; one of the coalition leaders spent eighteen years in solitary confinement.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Republican state lawmakers moved swiftly last week, holding an hour-long hearing on Wednesday over a bill that would ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Florida plays fast, dominates the boards and is disciplined with turnovers.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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So doing this fast with just the three of us was great.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Catch up quick: President Trump signed an executive order giving ByteDance 75 more days to work out a change-of-control deal, as required by a law signed last year.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Kayleigh Heckel used her swift speed to run quicker than her teammates to corral a loose ball before depositing a shot into the net.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Fleetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleetly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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