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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
Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
What follows is a transcript of that conversation that has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
This interview was edited for clarity and brevity.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
This article has been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
What follows is a transcript of that conversation that has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
This interview was edited for clarity and brevity.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
This article has been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brevity
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Luzzatto said the relative shortness of that term is scaring away capital.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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February was deemed an appropriate time for a special observance of Black history not because of the shortness of the month, but instead to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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While both of these features are free to all, the AI-powered proofreading tool that addresses word choice, concision and active voice is only available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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This conversation has been edited and condensed for concision and clarity.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2025
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The interview was edited for clarity and conciseness.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Dec. 2025
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The transcript has been edited for clarity and conciseness.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Brevity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brevity. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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