as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
when dealing with her staff, she communicated mostly in telegraphic sentences and meaningful looks
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Recent Examples of telegraphic
As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling.
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Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Woolery encourages a broad, telegraphic style in her actors, but Tousey, as Bobbie, operates from a stillness as foundational as that Manhattan schist.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
Readouts are highly telegraphic, and directly illuminated at night with soft, white light.
—Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2023
Courting: Early telegraphic line networks were built, embedded into the ocean floor, and insulated with the plant-based, and revolutionary use of, gutta-percha.
—Riza Cruz, ELLE, 27 May 2022
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Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Woolery encourages a broad, telegraphic style in her actors, but Tousey, as Bobbie, operates from a stillness as foundational as that Manhattan schist.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
Readouts are highly telegraphic, and directly illuminated at night with soft, white light.
—Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2023
Courting: Early telegraphic line networks were built, embedded into the ocean floor, and insulated with the plant-based, and revolutionary use of, gutta-percha.
—Riza Cruz, ELLE, 27 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphic
Adjective
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Springsteen obliged, with a statement that was at once concise and powerful.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bednar’s response was concise, but hard to argue with.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The brief Bagley lead was filed on behalf of Mathew Shurka, an LGBT advocate who testified in support of Colorado’s law while it was being debated.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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And in what could be even better news—for everyone other than Matthews, anyway—his reign atop the earnings ranking is likely to be brief.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.—
Mary Ellen O'Connell,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not surprisingly, given the risk of summary execution, many had initial doubts.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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