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
On paper, everything was going swimmingly for comedian Andrew Schulz.
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Other than the injuries, the Rangers’ night went swimmingly.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
For a while, the chain’s revival seemed to be going swimmingly.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship game, —which ended in a victory for the Eagles—but things didn’t exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Other than the injuries, the Rangers’ night went swimmingly.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
For a while, the chain’s revival seemed to be going swimmingly.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship game, —which ended in a victory for the Eagles—but things didn’t exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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The news arrives just last year after the Academy’s historic announcement of a best casting category, which will be awarded for the first time at the 98th ceremony in 2026.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, inflation cooled in March, putting price increases well below a peak attained in 2022, fresh data on Thursday showed.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Neither queen does great, but Lydia certainly does better.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
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Well, that turned out great on Wednesday, but Thursday was a different story.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Illness prevented Howe from being in the dugout, but his team maintained its finely tuned pressing and relentless counter-pressing in his absence.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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To shred the cabbage finely and cut the cucumber into ribbons, use a mandoline.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In this case, the distributor happily broke its own rule.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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Her real name is Madeline Kingston — a woman of means, still happily married, but harboring a secret vendetta.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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