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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The state also provides incentive payments for high school students who perform well in dual enrollment classes and meet certain performance benchmarks in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.—
Paul Cottle,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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Brexit didn’t work out great, but that wasn’t really Carney’s fault.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some feel that his father, NFL great and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, has blame to shoulder.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Plants bloom continuously from April until the first autumn frost, sending their bright blooms above low-growing mounds of finely cut foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Grabbing an obstacle with the manual controls isn't a quick process, as the system isn't finely tuned for precision.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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From their early days on the Disney Channel to their happily ever afters with their significant others, these celebrities are now all grown up, married and in some cases, having kids of their own.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The original film ended with Nani, Lilo, and Stitch embracing their newfound family and living happily together.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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