as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
Organizations will need to develop crypto-agile systems capable of swiftly integrating new cryptographic algorithms, ensuring resilience against evolving threats.
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Skip Sanzeri, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
President Trump is moving swiftly to restrict immigration and roll back protections for transgender people.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden had swiftly reversed that order during his first days in office, emphasizing the need for racial equity in government operations.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 22 Jan. 2025
The new aid package swiftly follows Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States once more, and U.S. support for Ukraine could diminish soon.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Skip Sanzeri, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
President Trump is moving swiftly to restrict immigration and roll back protections for transgender people.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden had swiftly reversed that order during his first days in office, emphasizing the need for racial equity in government operations.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 22 Jan. 2025
The new aid package swiftly follows Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States once more, and U.S. support for Ukraine could diminish soon.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
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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Biden and Trump will soon travel to the Capitol for the swearing in ceremony.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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The investigative duo soon realizes their killer commits his crimes to a soundtrack, leaving poetic calling cards on the corpses.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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