as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Lewis says hazards like leaks and even fire damage can occur if there’s a malfunction, issues that are better dealt with swiftly, rather than 8 hours later.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Lewis says hazards like leaks and even fire damage can occur if there’s a malfunction, issues that are better dealt with swiftly, rather than 8 hours later.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
Adverb
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Oselmo attempted to flee the area by jumping from a second story window, but was taken quickly into custody by deputy marshals, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Union Pacific quickly lasered in on Norfolk Southern, which — wary of being left out of what might be endgame consolidation in US carriers — quickly agreed to negotiate exclusively with Union Pacific.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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His belief spun within the rapidly moving breeze of a college football trend of skill position players, especially receivers, taking the field and starring as freshmen.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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American goods are losing ground fast.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Headquartered in Dallas, Aligned is a fast-growing hyperscale operator that provides cloud infrastructure across some 50 facilities.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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No one can confirm this quicker than Cam Rising.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Quibi will come and go from your life quicker than Steph Curry’s jump shot.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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It will soon be connected to Oaxaca City next year for easy access.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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