fluently

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Recent Examples of fluently 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 Joanna was born in Poland, and her daughter was born in America but both speak almost fluently in Polish. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 Most enterprises simply lack internal teams who fluently bridge legacy source code and modern cloud-native targets. Chetan Mathur, Forbes.com, 7 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 Efira and Okamoto would each spend parts of the film speaking in the other woman’s language – not fluently, but intelligibly enough to perform. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026 In Paris, Safonov started learning French and already speaks the language fluently. Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluently
Adverb
  • Just as the drive to work might have gone smoothly yesterday, there can be a sudden, unpredictable bottleneck on the same route today.
    Moshe Kimhi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Here are expert tips to make the transition go smoothly, not just for your child but for you, too.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 20 July 2026
Adverb
  • Videos online showed buses easily gliding through emptied lanes.
    John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026
  • The detective-heroines (and especially the actress-detectives) in this canon are careful about how performance might be extended to social duplicity, dishonesty, and fraud—but the lady criminals of Victorian detective fiction cross this line easily.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Experts say that versatility is exactly what’s driving the comeback, as these vessels can shift effortlessly from dining tables to entry consoles and adapt to almost any decorating style.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • One of the marvels of this novel is how effortlessly such sentences land, despite being honed to perfection.
    Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Adverb
  • This architecture allows robots to learn physical skills more efficiently while reducing the amount of task-specific data needed for deployment.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Having Puntarenas as a central base allows productions to move efficiently between islands, mainland ports, and urban support facilities without the logistical complexity typically associated with island filming.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Blue raspberry flavor adds a subtle tart twist to this light, easy-drinking lager.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
  • Complete your ensemble with a matching pair of loafers, preferably in barely-there mesh—easy-breezy, minimalist chic, just like that.
    India Roby, Glamour, 20 July 2026
Adverb
  • The station is asking everyone to avoid the area over the next few days so repair crews and emergency services can move freely.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
  • Before the war, about a fifth of the world’s oil passed freely through the narrow international waterway.
    Jackie Northam, NPR, 17 July 2026

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

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