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
The Waterfront, all eight episodes of which drop today on Netflix, fits swimmingly into the sweaty and sultry pattern established by summer-premiering series like Snowfall, Claws, and Animal Kingdom before it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Thirty-four months later, the pool is operating swimmingly.
—Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Sacbee.com, 30 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
The Waterfront, all eight episodes of which drop today on Netflix, fits swimmingly into the sweaty and sultry pattern established by summer-premiering series like Snowfall, Claws, and Animal Kingdom before it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Thirty-four months later, the pool is operating swimmingly.
—Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Blunt could emerge as a strong supporting actress contender, in a category that hasn’t presented a standout frontrunner yet, and could pair nicely with Johnson’s big run.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Natural fabrics like cotton and wool, however, are best left to the pros.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The historic buildings are a step back in time but the boutiques, bars, and eateries are deliciously fresh and up to date.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Saint Laurent’s velvety soft suede is deliciously luxurious in every sense.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Beatles great last entertained Chicago in July 2017.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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So everything was working great.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The seafood towers are delightfully tall, gleaming with mussels and smoked fish dip.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prince Edward County is delightfully bikable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and town cores.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Each character’s hangups and drive are finely drawn throughout.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Adverbs that pertain to cutting are also super important, like thinly, coarsely, or finely.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Sound Of Music turns 60 this year – and Disney has happily opted to celebrate the occasion by remastering the film in 4K resolution and high dynamic range for a worldwide re-release at the cinema and on 4K Blu-ray disc.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the family’s four dogs barking in the background, the actor, 43, happily leans into any disruptions.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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