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Recent Examples of telegraphic 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 His style was telegraphic, concise and direct, founded in journalism. Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022 Back in 2019, Schjeldahl produced a staggering essay about his terminal cancer — its sentences taut and telegraphic — for the New Yorker. Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for telegraphic 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphic
Adjective
  • Another area of potential improvement is customization to align with a provider's writing style — concise versus verbose — or way of thinking.
    Erin Brodwin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Grab an Excel spreadsheet and create a concise budget that includes savings.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But his dunk kicked off six straight points to start the third quarter, and Golden State didn’t trail again until Orlando rallied to reclaim a brief lead midway through the fourth quarter.
    Evan Webeck, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Following a brief fake-out, it’s revealed Owen survived his injuries sustained during the emergency, and has left the 126 to return to New York.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Sure enough, the summary destruction of that lonely Russian tank became fodder for the Phoenix drone group’s social media team.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • It was delivered to the Task Force five days past the deadline, and contained less than four and half pages, more than half of which consisted of summary narratives.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024

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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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