as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
could tell from his terse replies to my questions that he was in no mood to talk
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Recent Examples of terse
Gray then reappeared in her costume for a noticeably terse interview.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
In a terse meeting that lasted just minutes — no questions, please — they were told to pack up and go home.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Following his return to the White House, Trump offered his terse review of the service.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
At worst, they were considered physically unworthy to weather the terse Antarctic conditions.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
In a terse meeting that lasted just minutes — no questions, please — they were told to pack up and go home.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Following his return to the White House, Trump offered his terse review of the service.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
At worst, they were considered physically unworthy to weather the terse Antarctic conditions.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for terse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terse
Adjective
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In this comprehensive yet concise history of modern polar exploration, Shubin, a professor of evolutionary biology, mixes urgent scientific findings about glaciers and sea-level rise with prescient geopolitical histories of Arctic territorial disputes.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her offbeat style and charming eccentricity informed the concise lineup in which high and low were intentionally merged.—
WWD,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Kurdish people have had a complicated relationship with Erdogan, who courted them during his early years in power by granting them more rights and reversing restrictions on the use of their language, and worked on the brief peace process with the PKK.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The world in brief Expert claims Russia violating rights BANGUI, Central African Republic -- An independent investigator is claiming United Nations peacekeeping forces and Russian mercenaries are carrying out human rights violations in the Central African Republic.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Organized labor wanted to institute procedural reforms to ensure that officers were given opportunities to correct bad behavior before being let go—no more summary firings.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Sure enough, the summary destruction of that lonely Russian tank became fodder for the Phoenix drone group’s social media team.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Terse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terse. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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