as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
But skepticism lingers among experts that any classified materials will be swiftly unredacted by officials at the CIA, FBI and other agencies.
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Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Nichols stressed his order was not a decision on the employees’ request to roll back the administration’s swiftly moving destruction of the agency.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE for short, has been swiftly taking over government agencies since President Donald Trump's inauguration last month, including the Office of Personnel Management.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
He's vowed to move swiftly to tackle Helene recovery in the western part of the state and, at the same time, finish rebuilding homes in the east.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Nichols stressed his order was not a decision on the employees’ request to roll back the administration’s swiftly moving destruction of the agency.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE for short, has been swiftly taking over government agencies since President Donald Trump's inauguration last month, including the Office of Personnel Management.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
He's vowed to move swiftly to tackle Helene recovery in the western part of the state and, at the same time, finish rebuilding homes in the east.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
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Meanwhile, two council members — Rodriguez and Traci Park — say the council is not moving fast enough in preparing another 2026 bond measure to build or repair fire stations.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Read on to check out the best Presidents Day sales for Amazon Prime members, but act fast to snag them before the deals are up.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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But Moreau’s world was turned upside down quicker than a double-leg takedown.—
Brian Fabry,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Trump Media became publicly traded last March after merging with a shell company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., an example of what’s called a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which can give young companies quicker and easier routes to getting their shares trading publicly.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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They could soon be joined by tens of thousands of Syrians forcibly deported by neighboring countries that may use Assad’s departure as a pretext to expel them.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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