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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André Burakovsky scored the prettiest Blackhawks goal of the season, and surely one of the best in the league, in the third period, briefly cutting the deficit to two goals.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Nickel cornerback Keionte Scott put the approach UM must take much more succinctly.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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His manager, Dave Roberts, put it more succinctly.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Pithily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pithily. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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