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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
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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
He’s greeted by giggling women who hand him a drink and put flower leis around his neck before the president meets him and gives him a brief tour of Mar-a-Lago.
A prime example is Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s asinine opinion that immigrants who are detained by masked men demanding proof of citizenship is only a “brief” inconvenience.
There had been a brief reprieve for the Windy City.
Councillor Laing's resignation was originally announced in a brief update on the council's website and put down to "personal reasons".
A briefing often sees insiders suggest to the media that a minister might be promoted or sacked.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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