as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
Julius and likely partner Calvin Karlander will try to get things done more swiftly than Minerva and Hsu did.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
And in the past, complicated cases involving law enforcement have moved swiftly in Hennepin County.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Feb. 2026
The man who swiftly repaired the ship, won a few games and kept Spurs in the Premier League.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
And in the past, complicated cases involving law enforcement have moved swiftly in Hennepin County.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Feb. 2026
The man who swiftly repaired the ship, won a few games and kept Spurs in the Premier League.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
Adverb
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The hotel’s outdoor lawn and event space has quickly become a hot wedding venue—nearly every weekend in the summer and fall was booked up.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Strain is experimenting with a different 3D printer material that biodegrades quickly without needing to be planted.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Hot pot is the ancient cookery method of rapidly poaching bite-sized morsels of fresh vegetables, meats, seafood, and tofu in a communal tableside broth.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Friday morning to hold an anti-ICE protest, joining a rapidly growing list of high schools in DFW to protest ICE activity in the area.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Mortgage rates are falling, wages are rising faster than home prices and homebuyers are scooping up their biggest discounts in years, some analysts told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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If other states mint new millionaires faster—through a tech boom (in California), an energy boom (in Texas), or real-estate inflation (in Florida)—New York’s slice shrinks regardless of migration.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Nonetheless, Wrexham have surged up the divisions quicker than anyone would have envisaged when Mac and Reynolds took over at The Racecourse Ground in February 2021, when the club were in the fifth tier of the domestic game.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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High-school graduates are finding jobs quicker than college graduates, an unprecedented trend.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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An account of the events from the Department of Homeland Security soon after the incident conflicted with the narratives from the two men and their family members.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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