as in nicely
in a pleasing way
the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu
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Recent Examples of swimmingly
The timing of that deal worked out swimmingly for Bright Path.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Graphically, these curved lines cross to represent a fish shape, but this doesn’t always go swimmingly.
—Jeffrey Hammond, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Drew McIntyre has trolled his way to the top of WWE, while CM Punk’s redemption tour has gone swimmingly after a bitter divorce in 2014.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The pivot to health care had been going swimmingly until the 2021 breathing machine debacle.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Graphically, these curved lines cross to represent a fish shape, but this doesn’t always go swimmingly.
—Jeffrey Hammond, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Drew McIntyre has trolled his way to the top of WWE, while CM Punk’s redemption tour has gone swimmingly after a bitter divorce in 2014.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The pivot to health care had been going swimmingly until the 2021 breathing machine debacle.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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And his route on two of them could be best described as, hey, just go find some space.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Cap Toe Ballet Flat Ballet flats are back, and no brand does ballet flats better than Tory Burch.—
Nina Derwin,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Plus, the bottle will look great displayed on a vanity.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Quinoa also came out great—if not ever so slightly scorched on the bottom.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
14 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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His finely weighted through ball found Weah, who beat Fikayo Tomori before angling a net left-footed effort beyond Maignan to double Juve’s advantage.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Our social minds are finely tuned to the subtlest of behavioral cues.—
Kurt Gray,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Seasons 1 and 2 both ended with tension and cliffhangers, but this finale wraps up with all of the girls happily supporting each other.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Corbin and his family happily accepted the offer — and were graced with Swift’s presence at the game.—
Meredith Nardino,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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