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
Seems like things are going swimmingly with these two.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Bediako isn’t the first player whose attempt to head back to college after going pro hasn’t gone swimmingly.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Exam goes swimmingly Behind-the-scenes details included a routine wellness exam of Apollo, a bowmouth guitarfish.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Marcelo Bielsa will return to Leeds Things don’t seem to be going swimmingly for Marcelo Bielsa as head coach of Uruguay’s national team.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Bediako isn’t the first player whose attempt to head back to college after going pro hasn’t gone swimmingly.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Exam goes swimmingly Behind-the-scenes details included a routine wellness exam of Apollo, a bowmouth guitarfish.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Marcelo Bielsa will return to Leeds Things don’t seem to be going swimmingly for Marcelo Bielsa as head coach of Uruguay’s national team.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
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It was well appointed and modern, with a sleek and nicely stocked wet bar, and curtains that swiftly opened or closed at the touch of a button.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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And that should pair nicely with an offense the club expects to be fantastic.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The United States does not produce enough of it to meet demand, so the US is importing it as well.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Scorpio October 23 – November 21 Certain truths are best expressed in metaphor or art at present.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her work plainly belongs to this lineage of witchy writers, women whose deliciously corrupted scenes of home and hearth produce fear and wild laughter at once.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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These venerable Swiss houses represent peak legacy watchmaking, and their most expensive and rarest pieces tend to be deliciously complicated.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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One possibility that can’t be ruled out is the Red Sox could trade Yoshida, who has played great since last September but who has become an awkward roster fit.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Goldilocks-spec GTS epitomizes what makes the crossover great better than any other member of the line.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Evenly spread out in a thin layer on a half sheet pan, each piece of rigatoni is cloaked in sauce and melting cheese, yet comes out of the oven perfectly al dente, with delightfully crisp edges.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The process of designing and engineering cars has been finely honed by automakers over the decades, even as computer technology has revolutionized the industry and safety standards and requirements strengthened.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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There are a ton of local shops to rent from that will happily meet you at the ferry terminal or the airport with your rental car.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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The receptionist works behind a period cabinet converted into the sort of desk Philip Marlowe would happily put his feet on and Art Deco ornamentations abound, from the beautiful clocks, to the slightly sinister candlesticks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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