as in quickly
with great speed
swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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Recent Examples of swiftly
Kraft looked around him, perched in his suite above the 50-yard line, stunned at how swiftly things were ending.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Illinois politicians condemn Minneapolis ICE shooting Politicians in Illinois moved swiftly to condemn the Minneapolis shooting.
—Dave Savini, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Even just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Authorities will then swiftly retrieve the child through an interior door.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftly
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Rice quickly replaced Parolin with Fielder and sophomore forward Dylan Andrews with sophomore forward Pearson Carmichael.—
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The video, narrated with dry sarcasm and visible exhaustion, quickly went viral.—
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But her condition rapidly worsened.—
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The 25-year-old menswear influencer produces content rooted in educational style advice that often focuses on timeless brands like Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani, and has rapidly amassed over 500,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram since 2022.—
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This simple design works well once the engine is already moving very fast.—
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This, coupled with the fact that dark stars could have existed before normal stars, would allow supermassive black holes to form much faster than the standard chain of black hole mergers thought to create supermassive black holes.—
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If a lawyer bills a client for thousands of hours of work that could realistically be done much quicker by an AI model, the client could have a case to contest the charges, Judge Furman said.—
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Khorsand said the City Council is streamlining building permits to get construction moving along quicker.—
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The Senate rejected a three-year extension last month, but serious bipartisan talks are underway in hopes of finding a compromise soon, reportedly early next week.—
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According to a Mercury News report from the time, the neighbor called for help, and was soon joined by another resident who described the apartment as having been ransacked.—
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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