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  • past participle of brief.
  • past tense form of brief.

briefed



ADJECTIVE
instructed
Synonyms
Antonyms


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The Sussex team had sight of it about an hour before it was made public, according to one person briefed on the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The FBI briefed the Met officers to question Bayoumi about the other high-priority exhibits, but the detectives in the custody suite were never given, or briefed about, the plane diagram.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

One of the older Air Force Ones then appeared to have been called into action when Israel briefed the US about a possible missile threat when Trump was leaving the Ankara summit.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ford was uncharacteristically quiet in public after the Canadian government last week briefed the country’s premiers on the broad outlines of a trade deal with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Terrance briefed the slave catcher on the state of affairs since Lovey’s capture.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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