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brief
adjective as in short, compressed
Weak matches
boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, compendiary, compendious, curt, hasty, laconic, short and sweet, skimpy, snippy, surly, to the point
adjective as in short in time
Weak matches
verb as in inform of facts
Strong matches
abridge, edify, enlighten, epitomize, initiate, orient, prime, recapitulate, summarize
Weak matches
fill in, give rundown, give the lowdown, let in on, show the lay of the land, show the ropes, tip off
Example Sentences
A pile of skulls is shown in the middle of a clearing before the zombie figure, which may or may not be Murphy, makes a brief appearance.
I asked the GOP majority to explain on the report’s misrepresentations and contradictions, and whether the absence of evidence for its brief against Fauci suggested that its accusation was a fabrication.
The Ministry of National Defence confirmed at a briefing on Monday that the president retains command of the armed forces.
A brief clip superimposed one of those performances on footage from “Gladiator II.”
“I will confirm that the deceased is our grandson, Zayde, who was 15 years old,” his grandfather, Gary Keohouho, said in a brief statement Friday night.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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