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
On paper, everything was going swimmingly for comedian Andrew Schulz.
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Other than the injuries, the Rangers’ night went swimmingly.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
For a while, the chain’s revival seemed to be going swimmingly.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship game, —which ended in a victory for the Eagles—but things didn’t exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Other than the injuries, the Rangers’ night went swimmingly.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
For a while, the chain’s revival seemed to be going swimmingly.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship game, —which ended in a victory for the Eagles—but things didn’t exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmingly
Adverb
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This was a problem for Sexton, best known for his roles in Bosch, The Killing and Deadwood who was offered a $595,000 deal for the role of Johnson.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Smith-Cameron is best known for starring as a series regular on the hit HBO series Succession.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Shane Smith, a Danvers native who played at Governor’s Academy in Byfield, is also in Chicago’s rotation, and Mike Vasil, a former BC High great from Wellesley, is on the roster as well.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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Salt works great for preserving soy sauce and pickles, but most people have a finite sodium consumption budget.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This gives the Clarity 5K display 218 pixels per inch, which is as finely detailed as one of Apple’s desktop Retina displays.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Use a microplane or a garlic press to finely grate the garlic into a medium bowl.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have been happily married for more than 35 years.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmingly. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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