as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
The collection exclusively launched online recently on Aritzia’s website and swiftly sold-out.
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
And Investor Changes In an ever-evolving market, the ability to swiftly adjust strategies in response to global economic shifts, technological advancements and changing investor expectations is crucial.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was a hit for Netflix, swiftly becoming the second-biggest English-language release in Netflix history and rapidly clocking over a billion streaming views worldwide.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
And Investor Changes In an ever-evolving market, the ability to swiftly adjust strategies in response to global economic shifts, technological advancements and changing investor expectations is crucial.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was a hit for Netflix, swiftly becoming the second-biggest English-language release in Netflix history and rapidly clocking over a billion streaming views worldwide.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
Adverb
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Slowing down can also help beginners avoid accidentally hurting themself in the process — no one wants rug burn on their privates from going too hard too fast!—
Quispe López,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 15 seconds is a little too fast, in my opinion.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Shift is a regular feature to catch up quick on what's happening in Arkansas' economy and entrepreneurial ecosystem.—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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New technology such as genetic sequencing of environmental DNA and real-time imaging is making the identification of new marine species quicker and easier, but scientists still rely on collecting physical specimens for confirmation, which can be slow work, Taylor said.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Poilievre vows to cut taxes and get resource projects in the resource-rich country approved sooner.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Morgan began co-writing with them, and soon got a call from Aldean himself.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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