as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
when dealing with her staff, she communicated mostly in telegraphic sentences and meaningful looks
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Recent Examples of telegraphic
While Morse played up people’s interest in telegraphic chess, the game itself didn’t obviously begin with promotional intent.
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Dec. 2025
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
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Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Chan perused some 170 telegraphic code books, finally coming across a section about signals used by the US Army Signal Corps that were similar to the pages found in the antique silk dress.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
30 Jan. 2024
As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Dec. 2025
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Chan perused some 170 telegraphic code books, finally coming across a section about signals used by the US Army Signal Corps that were similar to the pages found in the antique silk dress.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
30 Jan. 2024
As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling.
—
Carolina A. Miranda,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphic
Adjective
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From defining an impact thesis to developing an investment process, the roadmap outlines five concise steps for integrating aging considerations into long-term investment strategies.
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Use concise bullet points and focus on what actually matters in the day-to-day role.
Adjective
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Things settled down quickly after that, though the brief dustup ended with Contreras, Boston interim manager Chad Tracy, Boston outfielder Nate Eaton and Mikolas being ejected.
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The ordinance marks a brief respite in the monthslong scramble to adapt to the broad changes brought by SB 79.
Adjective
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The judge considered hundreds of pages of evidence and testimony from San Diego officials, homeowners and their lawyers and determined that the city had not met the burden for what is called summary adjudication in any of the five causes of actions.
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Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.
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“Telegraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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