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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
The interview transcription has been edited and cut down for brevity and clarity.
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Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Why life’s brevity is a beautiful, human thing.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The biography’s brevity is necessarily limiting.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Why life’s brevity is a beautiful, human thing.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The biography’s brevity is necessarily limiting.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brevity
Noun
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How much of his life, his desperate desire for success, greatness, had been prompted by his shortness?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The team’s mean average height is 6-foot-4 due to the notable shortness of main rotation guards Tre Jones (6-foot-1) and Rob Dillingham (6-foot-2) and two-way guards Yuki Kawamura (5-foot-7) and Mac McClung (6-foot-2).—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This interview has been condensed and edited for concision and clarity.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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Their responses have been edited for clarity and concision.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The transcript has been edited for clarity and conciseness.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Brevity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brevity. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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