as in briefly
in a few words
since there's little room on the form, you'll have to state concisely the reason why you're returning the merchandise
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Recent Examples of concisely
Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.
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Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concisely
Adverb
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Spelman and Morehouse Colleges in Atlanta also briefly issued shelter-in-place orders after neighboring Clark Atlanta University received a threat.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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After their meeting, a private tea, Harry spoke briefly to royal watchers outside.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The films are succinctly dissected, too.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Farrell is the movie, as Baz succinctly puts it.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Detractors counter that America's identity is precisely its diversity, and that the law risks sending a message of exclusion to communities that already contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of the country.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And that simple desire — to play at home — is precisely why Enfield Town exists.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These hallmarks are crisply preserved.—
Thomas Wójtowicz,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Navigation depicts maps crisply, too.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Market bets on an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September were unchanged shortly following the print, with CME's FedWatch tool suggesting a 90% probability of a quarter-percentage point cut and a 10% chance of a bigger half-point reduction.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But that doesn’t mean the complaint will be summarily dismissed.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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Trump sent his former lawyer, now deputy attorney general, to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, who was then summarily transferred to Club Fed amid whispers of a possible pardon.—
Maureen Dowd,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Yangs were called in and curtly told the judgment was being overturned, their lawsuit dismissed without trial.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Concisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concisely. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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