as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
Kim ordered officials to swiftly repair the as-yet-unnamed ship before the late-June plenary session of the ruling Workers’ Party, calling it a matter of national honor.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
On Monday, Trump publicly urged Senate Republicans to move swiftly on the measure, touting its provisions cutting taxes, beefing up border enforcement and deportations, rolling back clean energy programs and scaling back Medicaid and food assistance, among others.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Having agreed to the scammer’s ‘terms’ and signed a fake NDA, she was asked swiftly to send a £2,000 payment to a person called Agnieszka Falkowska, who banks with Barclays and whose bank address is listed in Peterborough, South England.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Deeply rooted problems aren’t supposed to resolve themselves so swiftly.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
On Monday, Trump publicly urged Senate Republicans to move swiftly on the measure, touting its provisions cutting taxes, beefing up border enforcement and deportations, rolling back clean energy programs and scaling back Medicaid and food assistance, among others.
—Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Having agreed to the scammer’s ‘terms’ and signed a fake NDA, she was asked swiftly to send a £2,000 payment to a person called Agnieszka Falkowska, who banks with Barclays and whose bank address is listed in Peterborough, South England.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Deeply rooted problems aren’t supposed to resolve themselves so swiftly.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
Adverb
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This process triggers the nervous system to release stress hormones like adrenaline, which causes the heart to beat faster and the blood pressure to climb.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Summer may be fast approaching, but Sydney Sweeney isn’t leaving her boots behind.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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Zero-to-60 times are one of the oldest metrics for judging performance and have gotten quicker by leaps and bounds since 1957, for example, when Car and Driver timed a Corvette going from zero to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds—triple the time of the C8 Corvette ZR1.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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But incorporating a mid-zone run completely changed the Hawkeyes’ ground game, enabling first-team All-American running back Kaleb Johnson to get vertical quicker.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Few Floridians will soon forget the night in October 2024 when Hurricane Milton ripped apart large sections of the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field, with winds estimated to have reached 120 mph.—
Jenna DiPaolo,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Isaacman’s nomination in late April and a vote by the full Senate was expected soon.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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