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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
His responses have been edited for brevity and clarity.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
But the releases from Trueno and Nicki Nicole, rapper/singer-songwriters from Argentina, excel at sizzling brevity.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Questions have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
During the teams’ three meetings this season, the postgame handshakes between Bears coach Ben Johnson and Packers Coach Matt LaFleur may have set a record for brevity, writes Phil Thompson.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
But the releases from Trueno and Nicki Nicole, rapper/singer-songwriters from Argentina, excel at sizzling brevity.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Questions have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
During the teams’ three meetings this season, the postgame handshakes between Bears coach Ben Johnson and Packers Coach Matt LaFleur may have set a record for brevity, writes Phil Thompson.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brevity
Noun
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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
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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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This interview has been edited and condensed for concision and clarity.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Part of what has made this show so refreshing is its concision.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 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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The interview was edited for clarity and conciseness.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Brevity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brevity. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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