as in concisely
in a few words
the characters in Harold Pinter's plays speak elliptically leaving much of the meaning to be conveyed by the frequent, lengthy pauses
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Adverb
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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
Adverb
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So most cruise lines created an e-muster process, wherein passengers would watch a safety video on their in-cabin TV or cruise line app, and then briefly check in at their muster station at time of their convenience between boarding and sailaway.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Two days prior, federal immigration enforcement operations reportedly hit Boyle Heights, prompting another anti-ICE protest that saw protestors briefly hold up an intersection in the Los Angeles neighborhood.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Elliptically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elliptically. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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