as in concisely
in a few words
the observation that "War is hell" is how General Sherman pithily summed up his experiences in combat
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briefly
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Someone grabbed her phone, briefly appearing on screen before the stream ended, reported Reuters.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 May 2025 -
Wind speeds reached upwards of 70 miles per hour in D.C. and Baltimore Friday, and Baltimore briefly had a tornado warning in the evening, the National Weather Service said.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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“Pithily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pithily. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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