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We expect everything to go swimmingly.
the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu
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After a season that saw the Chiefs bring back familiar faces like Derrick Nnadi and Mike Pennel, Veach attacked the position with a player — Tonga — who projects to fit swimmingly with what coordinator Steve Spagnuolo wants in the middle of his defensive line.
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Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
This season, under new coach Marco Sturm, things didn’t go swimmingly at first, either.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
All of our military assets right now are focused on ending Iran's ability to kill their neighbors, threaten American soldiers and threaten ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, but that's going swimmingly well.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Seems like things are going swimmingly with these two.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
This season, under new coach Marco Sturm, things didn’t go swimmingly at first, either.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
All of our military assets right now are focused on ending Iran's ability to kill their neighbors, threaten American soldiers and threaten ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, but that's going swimmingly well.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Seems like things are going swimmingly with these two.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmingly. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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swimmingly
adverb
swim·ming·ly
ˈswim-iŋ-lē 
: very well : splendidly
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