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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President Donald Trump has long had a tendency to namecheck high-profile figures in concise terms of affection or derision.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Below is a concise ABCD framework for proactive engagement: A – Activate Agency Stay Vigilant: Use AI with intention.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Eowyn was expected to clear into the Norwegian Sea on Saturday, allowing a brief lull of drier and calmer conditions, but another storm system is forecast to bring similar hazards for Britain on Sunday and Monday.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sure enough, the summary destruction of that lonely Russian tank became fodder for the Phoenix drone group’s social media team.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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