as in concision
the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning
the terseness of my replies simply meant that I was too busy to talk at that time
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concision
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This conversation has been edited for concision and clarity.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025 -
The conversation has been edited for concision and clarity.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Terseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terseness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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