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
March is going along swimmingly and then USC’s JuJu Watkins tears up her knee.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Little Mermaid holds that middle ground swimmingly.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
But still, just because Union and Sims were in the driver's seat didn't mean everything went swimmingly behind-the-scenes.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Aquaman, another Warner Bros. Discovery title, also performed swimmingly with 15M streams during the first half of the year.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Little Mermaid holds that middle ground swimmingly.
—Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
But still, just because Union and Sims were in the driver's seat didn't mean everything went swimmingly behind-the-scenes.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Aquaman, another Warner Bros. Discovery title, also performed swimmingly with 15M streams during the first half of the year.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for swimmingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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It has been well documented the historic year Scheffler posted in 2024.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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That’s the funniest and cleverest episode of the show, but the other five have a lot to like about them as well.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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Afterward, the plastic surgeon told Miranda and Bryan that Cameron, now 4, had done great and described the mass as fatty tissue, not a typical cyst or tumor.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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This biological response worked great for escaping predators.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Photograph: Tyler Shane Elite Turkish Coffee $36 Amazon The Process Traditionally, finely ground Turkish coffee is mixed with water in a cezve, along with some sugar, depending on your preferences.—
Tyler Shane,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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Meanwhile, process almonds and flour in a food processor until nuts are finely ground.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Burns is happily married to a shorter man who doesn’t mind that his wife has several inches on him.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Fifteen kids happily stomp their sneakers to the count.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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