as in concisely
in a few words
the characters in Harold Pinter's plays speak elliptically leaving much of the meaning to be conveyed by the frequent, lengthy pauses
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briefly
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Thanks to their alliance, Musk briefly achieved powers that few unelected Americans have ever possessed.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025 -
The fracas got a little more heated, just briefly, than the one on Friday.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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“Elliptically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elliptically. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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