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telegraphic

adjective

ˌte-lə-ˈgra-fik

Definition of telegraphic

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 While Morse played up people’s interest in telegraphic chess, the game itself didn’t obviously begin with promotional intent. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025 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. — Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for telegraphic

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In a statement, Labrador told the Idaho Statesman that the law clearly states both offices are responsible for writing clear and concise explanations of voter choices on ballot initiatives.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
Longer messages Many providers would suggest clear, concise messages from their patients.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of concise

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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
Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.

— Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025

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