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as in shortness
the condition of being short
the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity
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as in concision
the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty
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Recent Examples of brevity
And yet, this lilting tale’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it brevity proves inseparable from the lasting power of its punch-to-the-gut impact.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Here are the answers from Weninger, Reese and Gonzales, which may have been slightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Interviews have been edited for clarity and brevity.
—Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Here are the answers from Weninger, Reese and Gonzales, which may have been slightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Interviews have been edited for clarity and brevity.
—Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for brevity
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“Brevity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brevity. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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