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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Adverb
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Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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In the third quarter, Minnesota briefly switched Julius Randle onto Towns and Rudy Gobert onto OG Anunoby.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The president's latest threats are disrupting, at least briefly, what had been a sustained rally in tech, built on hundreds of billions of dollars in planned spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.—
Ari Levy,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Yankees assistant pitching coach Preston Claiborne put it succinctly before his team’s 4-3 win Wednesday forced the elimination game.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Toni Collette, meanwhile, succinctly responded with a series of screaming emojis.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Pithily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pithily. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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