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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
Medicare does not currently cover long-term care, just brief hospital and rehab stays.
Its brief, exquisite melody glides in like a slow tide, and eventually releases into eddies of improvisation.
They had a brief glimpse at 4:42 P.M., about an hour after the power went out.
For a brief moment, Lippmann thought he’d changed the world, all by himself.
Department of Veterans Affairs, it was to be “a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11 a.m.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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