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
Knowing what to do if a power surge damages your appliances and electronics is essential for protecting your home, preventing future issues, and reporting damages clearly and concisely to your insurance company and the local electric company.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Keep it short and sweet Responding concisely and confidently will assuage any lingering concerns an employer might have about your work history, McGoff says.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
One of the strengths of the film is a precise visual design that alternates between distance and intimacy, with Caswill using the landscapes of her Alberta location to clearly and concisely express the sense of loneliness and isolation afflicting her heroine.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.
—John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.
—Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
One way that specialists could make their neural networks more efficient is to imitate what’s been done since the dawn of science, which is to turn large amounts of data (observations of the physical world) into equations that describe concisely how the world works.
—Stephan Zhang, IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2022
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Keep it short and sweet Responding concisely and confidently will assuage any lingering concerns an employer might have about your work history, McGoff says.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
One of the strengths of the film is a precise visual design that alternates between distance and intimacy, with Caswill using the landscapes of her Alberta location to clearly and concisely express the sense of loneliness and isolation afflicting her heroine.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.
—John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.
—Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
One way that specialists could make their neural networks more efficient is to imitate what’s been done since the dawn of science, which is to turn large amounts of data (observations of the physical world) into equations that describe concisely how the world works.
—Stephan Zhang, IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concisely
Adverb
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But the Thunder stormed back to briefly take the lead just before halftime behind reigning two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous Alexander’s 13 points in the second quarter.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Authorities also said a crowd briefly blocked the main ring road surrounding the city before police dispersed the gathering.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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Developing an emotional quotient, communicating succinctly, and staying in the office have all been themes of Dimon’s prescription for future career success.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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To put it very succinctly, this would have been a great Netflix movie.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Programs like Breakthrough Therapy designation, Accelerated Approval, expanded access and the use of surrogate endpoints exist precisely because traditional timelines are not always appropriate when lives are at stake.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Garcia, who wrote and directed the movie, has come up with some crisply clever faux-noir dialogue, and part of the joke is that Joe speaks in his hardboiled pensées while everyone else talks like a normal person.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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At a press conference shortly after, a spokesperson for the public prosecutor confirmed, via Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, that students aged 12 and 15, the 49-year-old driver and a 27-year-old chaperone had died.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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The incident unfolded shortly after noon when the vehicle pulled into Short Stop, a gas station and convenience store, located at 2002 Avenue I, KNOP reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Plus, because of the flat weave, these fold compactly and are a versatile staple.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2026
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Starting German star Timo Werner for the first time since mid-March, the Earthquakes played compactly before the halftime break, squabbling over the middle of the park with LAFC as both teams fell short in the final third.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But after being summarily dispatched by Vegas in four straight games, culminating with the Golden Knights’ 2-1 clincher on Tuesday night, the curse of the Presidents’ Trophy — given to the NHL’s best regular-season team — will spend some time on the Front Range as well.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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All those millions of software engineers and computer programmers are presumably on the chopping block and will be summarily replaced by AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Concisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concisely. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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