as in conciseness
the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity
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Recent Examples of concision
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Without the Clown, there are no novel ideas; without the Editor, those ideas lack concision, coherence, and logical structure.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Musically, Swift’s pivot toward concision feels like a response to claims that her last album was repetitive and overlong.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
This transcript has been lightly edited for concision and clarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2025
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Without the Clown, there are no novel ideas; without the Editor, those ideas lack concision, coherence, and logical structure.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
Musically, Swift’s pivot toward concision feels like a response to claims that her last album was repetitive and overlong.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
This transcript has been lightly edited for concision and clarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concision
Noun
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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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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
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“Concision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concision. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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