as in smoothly
without difficulty
fluently negotiates even the most challenging slalom courses
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Recent Examples of fluently
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.
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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
The policy acknowledges that future lawyers will need to use artificial intelligence fluently.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 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
English is taught as a second language in schools early on, so nearly every Icelander speaks it fluently.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
In Iceland, English is taught as a second language in schools early on, so nearly every Icelander speaks it fluently.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Iceland teaches English as a second language in schools early on, so nearly every Icelander speaks it fluently.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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
The policy acknowledges that future lawyers will need to use artificial intelligence fluently.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 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
English is taught as a second language in schools early on, so nearly every Icelander speaks it fluently.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
In Iceland, English is taught as a second language in schools early on, so nearly every Icelander speaks it fluently.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Iceland teaches English as a second language in schools early on, so nearly every Icelander speaks it fluently.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluently
Adverb
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An event of this magnitude requires significant planning, personnel, equipment and cooperation to go smoothly.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
31 May 2026
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Breathing, movement, swallowing — all of it depends on this communication working smoothly.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Frenchie's flameout was epic and hilarious, Derek X was astute and entertaining, and Claire easily could have been a serious contender on another season.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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The second act is tighter and has the best songs, but the whole show could easily be condensed into a 100-minute one-act with little lost.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Dakota Johnson has the ability to make any garment look effortlessly chic.—
Michel Mejía,
Glamour,
30 May 2026
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Linen sets have a way of looking effortlessly polished, and this one is no exception.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Staff greet you by name, and requests are handled quickly and efficiently.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Since the Neo Geo’s scaling hardware can efficiently stretch those sprites vertically without much overhead, the raycasting data can be quickly converted into a chunky approximation of a first-person view.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The vocals breathe easy, and Skinner’s touch is light.—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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On their run to the final, PSG scored so freely — six against Bayern Munich, four against Liverpool, eight against Chelsea.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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But until now, nobody had tested what these compounds do to fish living freely in a natural ecosystem.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Fluently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluently. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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