as in quickly
with great speed
horses galloping fleetly across the plain
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Adverb
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The South, for its part, responded in kind: secession swiftly forged a fractured region into a reactive unity, bound by fear of emancipation and faith in a mythic agrarian freedom.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025 -
Editors’ Picks Lawyers for the migrants said the administration appeared to be mobilizing an effort to swiftly deport another group under the wartime powers act.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But the administration is breaking down norms and setting precedents faster than judges can stop it.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Level 2 chargers use up to 240 volts to power an EV battery much quicker, taking only 4 to 10 hours to bring an empty EV battery to 80%.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Stotts also thinks basketball might have evolved quicker than medicine over the past two decades.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Fleetly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleetly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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