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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The company is also upgrading a proofreading option for checking grammar and making messages more concise.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Just across the street, Miya is a quirky, two-room Thai charmer with a relatively concise menu of curries, noodles, soups, salads and vegetables.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The incident caused brief traffic delays and drew a crowd of onlookers, but mall officials said other stores resumed normal operations after emergency crews gave the all-clear.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In April, Blue Origin faced public backlash after flying an all-female celebrity crew — including Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry, and Gayle King — on a brief, 11-minute trip to the edge of space.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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 26 Jan. 2026.
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