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
Before that, though, Joel’s gift this year is to take Ellie on her first patrol, which goes much less swimmingly than their museum field trip.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Some of those initiatives had gone swimmingly: the syndication of his newspaper column; his campaign for mayor of New York City; and the production and distribution of his television series, Firing Line, to name three.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025
March is going along swimmingly and then USC’s JuJu Watkins tears up her knee.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Little Mermaid holds that middle ground swimmingly.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Some of those initiatives had gone swimmingly: the syndication of his newspaper column; his campaign for mayor of New York City; and the production and distribution of his television series, Firing Line, to name three.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025
March is going along swimmingly and then USC’s JuJu Watkins tears up her knee.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Little Mermaid holds that middle ground swimmingly.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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There’s no need to whip out the label maker because the set comes with premade labels for common laundry essentials and a few blank ones as well.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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The shooter was concealed by heavy brush and seemed to be well prepared.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
Adverb
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Although Durant was the national college player of the year and went on to became an all-time NBA great, no one at the time questioned Portland’s decision.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The $1,000 first-bet safety net sets you up great for Game 7, no matter the outcome.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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In stunningly lyrical prose, Johnson pays a finely hewn attention to that which our wasteful, capitalistic society discards and collapses the dichotomies of high and low art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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This comforting fiction does eventually fall apart, but Familiar Touch is finely wrought enough to not present this as a comeuppance or simply a disaster.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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There’s got to be a way for both of you to be happy and happily share a space.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The Caribbean Pumpkin Soup with a Corn, Coconut Cream Drizzle was such a bright, layered punch of flavor; and the Grilled Prawn Curry was a full smack of heat and spice that stood up to the tender, girthy prawns seated happily next to the Sauteed Peppers, Parsley Salad, and Jasmine Rice.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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