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
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
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Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One was owned by Cyrus W. Field, who masterminded the first telegraphic cable to cross the Atlantic.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
Chan perused some 170 telegraphic code books, finally coming across a section about signals used by the US Army Signal Corps that were similar to the pages found in the antique silk dress.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024
As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One was owned by Cyrus W. Field, who masterminded the first telegraphic cable to cross the Atlantic.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
Chan perused some 170 telegraphic code books, finally coming across a section about signals used by the US Army Signal Corps that were similar to the pages found in the antique silk dress.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024
As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphic
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Third, the tool helps design a concise, high-value one-page lead magnet to effectively capture email addresses.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Get concise answers to your questions.—
Dan Lamothe,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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After a brief trip to the locker room, Brunson quickly returned to the bench and eventually re-entered the game.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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The fact that no player had posted a tribute to the outgoing coach had raised some eyebrows until Van Dijk posted his own brief missive on social media.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The judge considered hundreds of pages of evidence and testimony from San Diego officials, homeowners and their lawyers and determined that the city had not met the burden for what is called summary adjudication in any of the five causes of actions.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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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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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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