fluently

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Recent Examples of fluently Muharemovic is already well-travelled for a 23-year-old and speaks English fluently. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 With the Monk pieces, Batiste is translating into different musical languages, fluently and consistently. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Your god-classes and workarounds become its conventions, reproduced fluently in every new file. Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 For young children who haven’t yet learned to read fluently, subtitles can also be difficult to keep up with. Hannah Silverman, Parents, 20 July 2026 Her ability to speak both Japanese and English fluently allows conversations to move beyond translation and into genuine understanding. Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Guides know which neighborhoods to avoid, speak the language fluently in places where a barrier could leave you vulnerable, and signal to potential threats that you’re already accompanied — a real factor in destinations like Colombia, where a guide is essential for both safety and navigation. Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 The cosmopolitan nature of UAE society means Arabic has ceded ground in daily life, to the point where even some Arab children don’t speak it fluently. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 1 June 2026 Robinson, meanwhile, delivered Leo a Chicago flag pin and remarked on how the pope was fluently hyperlocal, name-checking the Catholic school Robinson attended, Mount Carmel, even specific city streets such as Kedzie, Augusta and Damen. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluently
Adverb
  • For decades, the United States and South Korea have regularly staged military drills to prepare their soldiers to work together smoothly in the event of a crisis or conflict with North Korea.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On the positive side, the iPhone’s speed was fine with zero lag, and its apps integrated far more smoothly with my smart home products than Android ever managed.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The design utilizes otherwise dead space under the access stairs and jumping platforms and transforms them into equipment rooms to hide away pumps and other accessories while keeping them easily accessible for maintenance.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, helped spark a flurry of competition and advances for large language models, the same idea isn’t easily applied to robots because of their complexity.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Few jewels embody that idea as effortlessly as the tennis necklace, which has become a modern jewelry staple.
    Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a style that moves effortlessly from morning to night, through work and any commitments after.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The facility houses machine shops, fabrication shops, a sewing team, a paint shop, and all kinds of skilled professionals who keep Disneyland beautiful and running efficiently.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Grade, deposit size, continuity, depth, and metallurgical characteristics all affect whether ore can be processed efficiently.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That makes the decision about whether to draft a quarterback next year easy.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Grab the shoes in a stunning mustard tone, ruby red, or easy-to-style neutrals.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again has roiled markets, causing oil prices to rise and pushing up Treasury yields due to worries over inflation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Fluently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluently. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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