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
Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.
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John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Requa more concisely describes it as less Roland Emmerich, more Paul Greengrass.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.
—Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Requa more concisely describes it as less Roland Emmerich, more Paul Greengrass.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.
—Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concisely
Adverb
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After his final season, 1972, Mazeroski coached briefly for the Pirates and the Seattle Mariners and was an infield instructor for Pittsburgh during spring training.—
Hillel Italie,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Characters are even briefly exposed to it without any lasting negative effects.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Hello from Milan and Cortina, where American figure skater Alysa Liu summed up today’s events quite succinctly.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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But to answer your question succinctly, their philosophy has not adjusted.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Metrics shave off this valuable information precisely because these experiences can’t be easily communicated.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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The primary challenge is that the energy frequency must match the accelerator cavity precisely at 805 Megahertz.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The dissonance between their bacchanalian ritual and Adelaida’s silent, solitary suffering is marked, and the disrespect for the dead further underlined when a gravedigger tersely shoos her away from the graveside, reminding her that the area is unsafe, especially at nightfall.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon chief responded tersely after a viral backlash to a photo of a group of overweight Texas National Guard troops headed to Chicago.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The 33-year-old Al Nassr forward shot crisply into the bottom corner, past a wrong-footed Mohamed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lightfoot’s vocals were added later, as his crisply enunciated singing, vivid lyrics and Irish-style folk melody sold the storytelling.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But shortly before the World Championships that year, Kayne was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right knee, and the team was forced to pull out of Worlds.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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An oblique injury shortly before spring training last year, followed by a reaggravation, ultimately limited Assad to just eight big-league appearances (seven starts).—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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It can also be used compactly as a flashlight or hanging lantern.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
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When not in use, the space-saving, foldable design can be compactly stored until needed.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The second tell came when Illinois summarily canceled its own legislative session to discuss the Arlington Heights project.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Denver limped into the playoffs as a 6 seed and was summarily dispatched by Steph Curry and Golden State, the eventual champs, over five games in the first round.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Concisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concisely. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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