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Recent Examples of telegraphic As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling. 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 See All Example Sentences for telegraphic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphic
Adjective
  • Harnessing Technology the Right Way Mr. Espino has embraced artificial intelligence (AI), but with a focused strategy using concise and precise data.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • McVey, 28, has reaped a personal bonus from the concise coaching: he’s been freed up to develop his game by not having to direct traffic as much.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In a brief video snippet accompanying the post, Cyrus is seen in close-up staring directly into the camera while wearing what looks like surgical gauze around her chin and head as more white material is blown by a breeze around her face.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Broader market reactions have been muted, barring brief spikes in oil prices when Israel entered direct confrontations with Hamas’ crude-rich patron Iran and with other of Tehran’s proxies, such as Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.
    Ruxandra Iordache,Emma Graham, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.
    Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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