as in briefly
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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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André Burakovsky scored the prettiest Blackhawks goal of the season, and surely one of the best in the league, in the third period, briefly cutting the deficit to two goals.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Nickel cornerback Keionte Scott put the approach UM must take much more succinctly.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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His manager, Dave Roberts, put it more succinctly.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The only real precedent is Johnson, whose performance for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series matches Yamamoto’s almost precisely.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Hollywood studio productions are extremely strict about schedules — everything runs precisely on time.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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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By the end of the opening period, the Clippers had more turnovers (nine) than shots made (eight) and rebounds (seven) while the Jazz were moving the ball crisply and scoring in the paint at will, closing the period on a 24-5 run.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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The left is crisply defined by light and shade and nested architectural frames.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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He was reportedly seen carrying a gun in Plaza Mariachi shortly before the shooting happened.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trump was sentenced shortly before his January 20 inauguration for a second White House term.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The oven fits compactly on your countertop but can still hold a nine-inch pizza or four slices of bread.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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These lightweight headphones feature plush ear cushions and fold up compactly for runs, commutes, or whatever.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Sennecke has soaked up instruction and summarily discarded poor habits from the preseason.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Concisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concisely. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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