as in quickly
with great speed
horses galloping fleetly across the plain
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleetly
Adverb
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But Adomah was swiftly loaned to Cardiff and released the following summer.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
20 June 2025 -
Two people swiftly cut the box open, removed all the packaging from my place, and unraveled the mattress on my bed frame.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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The larger the gaps, the faster the sucker will lose its grip.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2025
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But this woody vine can escape the arbor and head up a tree faster than a squirrel with a dachshund on its trail.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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So being able to channel that going forward, he’s got some of that Cam Spencer crazy competitiveness, he’s got to learn to channel it like Cam, go from cursing and slamming the ball to getting back on task quicker.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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The air rotor creates a powerful swirl of air, while the cylinder body design means that air flows more efficiently for quicker drying and sterilization.—
Olivia Campbell,
Parents,
24 June 2025
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“Fleetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleetly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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