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as in shortness
the condition of being short
the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity
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as in concision
the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty
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Recent Examples of brevity
Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity.
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Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
This story has been edited for brevity and clarity.
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Helen Acevedo,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Such brevity, however, is not a luxury for those who have experienced such abuse.
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Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
There is a brevity and directness to Liden’s work that allows for easy entry.
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Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
This story has been edited for brevity and clarity.
—
Helen Acevedo,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Such brevity, however, is not a luxury for those who have experienced such abuse.
—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
There is a brevity and directness to Liden’s work that allows for easy entry.
—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brevity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brevity
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Pegula, Anisimova and Gauff should be pleased with their early-round draws, which are more important on SW19’s grass than at any other Grand Slam, because of the shortness of the season and the lack of time to build rhythm.
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How much of his life, his desperate desire for success, greatness, had been prompted by his shortness?
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Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages.
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This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.
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The transcript has been edited for clarity and conciseness.
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The conciseness, the visual satisfaction, and the crucial interplay between image and word makes reading a good graphic novel—or, in this case, graphic memoir—an electrifying, transporting experience.
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“Brevity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brevity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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