as in nicely
in a pleasing way
the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu
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Recent Examples of swimmingly
While the first half of the month has gone swimmingly, the second half of July won’t be as promising once Mercury retrograde starts on July 18.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
Things are going swimmingly for Peggy Scott, hard at work on a novel, until a nasty cold leaves her in desperate need of medical assistance.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
Comparatively, the next quarter century went swimmingly.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
On the surface, things appear to be going swimmingly for the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
Things are going swimmingly for Peggy Scott, hard at work on a novel, until a nasty cold leaves her in desperate need of medical assistance.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
Comparatively, the next quarter century went swimmingly.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
On the surface, things appear to be going swimmingly for the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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Parents who have supervision settings for their child have control over their location sharing on the map as well, according to Meta.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
9 Aug. 2025
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While there were some slow moments for both Sanders and the offense as a whole, there were plenty of highlight plays as well.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Any greens work great here, but my family loves the crunchiness of iceberg and romaine here.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
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Though far from dogmatic, the overall politics don’t hold up great.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Adverb
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This involves adding finely ground olivine—a naturally occurring olive-green colored mineral—to sandy beaches.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Once garlic is minced, add basil and 1/2 cup olive oil; process until finely minced, about 1 minute.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Pair it with strict CI and the bot happily triages small bugs nightly.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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He’s retired, happily married and financially comfortable.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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