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
Readouts are highly telegraphic, and directly illuminated at night with soft, white light.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphic
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General Tso’s chicken wings, kung pao chicken and of course, Peking duck (during soft-opening until 2025, $45 for half, $88 whole), highlight the concise menu.Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Set a regular publishing schedule and ensure each episode is concise and well-structured, balancing informative content with engaging storytelling.Fatima Zaidi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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For a brief moment in the early '60s, when Cher was first introduced to the world, her look was fairly conventional.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
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Well, in the first period Monday, Shore made a strong move to the net that ended with Faber giving the Wild a brief 1-0 lead.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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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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The hermit kingdom is known for summary executions, abducting foreign citizens, and for hacking entertainment giant Sony.Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2015
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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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