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
Adjective
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Another area of potential improvement is customization to align with a provider's writing style — concise versus verbose — or way of thinking.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
3 Feb. 2025
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Grab an Excel spreadsheet and create a concise budget that includes savings.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The scripted description of the library was very brief, with just one interesting detail — during installation, the new shelves opened up, like a flower.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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The first Elam ending finish was great, giving us a dramatic (and brief) fix to the All-Star Game’s erosion.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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