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
Through nine games, things were going swimmingly for Cousins and the Falcons.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Like Brando, DiCaprio planned to build an eco-resort on the undeveloped island, but (pardon our pun) the project’s development hasn’t exactly gone swimmingly.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The plan went swimmingly: the island saw economic growth at an annual average of seventy per cent for almost a decade, and eventually elbowed its way into the ranks of the upper-middle-income countries.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Like Brando, DiCaprio planned to build an eco-resort on the undeveloped island, but (pardon our pun) the project’s development hasn’t exactly gone swimmingly.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The plan went swimmingly: the island saw economic growth at an annual average of seventy per cent for almost a decade, and eventually elbowed its way into the ranks of the upper-middle-income countries.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
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Takeaways Ohio State: The Buckeyes played well most of this season but struggled in every facet of the game — shooting, defense and rebounding — against the more motivated Bruins. UCLA: Coach Cori Close’s team came to Indy with a mission: getting another shot at the Trojans.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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The assets that trade would have brought in would have been valuable, but this information on his young core will be valuable as well.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Coyle had a career year last season, finishing with 25 goals and 60 points. Mittelstadt, acquired by the Avs one year and one day ago, started this season off great but has been stuck in a monthslong slump.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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The mesh on its own keeps out debris and worked great in fresh snow, shedding moisture, even though it’s not necessarily geared toward water-resistance.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Dou’s finely detailed account of the 2018 detention of Ren’s daughter Meng Wanzhou in Canada, and the evidentiary paper trail supporting accusations of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud, is particularly vivid.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The striker fired a shot over the bar from close range, missing an open goal and failing to give his side the lead with the game finely poised at 2-2. Slot was disappointed with the miss, but was left frustrated by the Uruguay international performance afterwards.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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However, many will happily sell a list of potential targets to the highest bidder, and your name is likely on this list already.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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But once a Marshmallow, always a Marshmallow. Loyal fans watched Veronica and her crew grow up on screen, and would happily welcome them back if another season were in the cards.—
Sezin Koehler,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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