concision
noun
con·ci·sion
kən-ˈsi-zhən 
1
archaic
: a cutting up or off
2
: the quality or state of being concise
Synonyms
Examples of concision in a Sentence
the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity
Recent Examples on the Web
But their concision served to heighten the impact of the songs, and Fike’s fusion of punk-rock velocity, high-octane rapping and pop songcraft.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The brainchild of pianist and translator Donald Pippin, who died in 2021 at the age of 95, Pocket Opera mounts fully staged productions that are marvels of concision, with top-shelf singers accompanied by the Pocket Philharmonic’s five to 12 players.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
This interview has been edited for concision and clarity.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 2 Apr. 2024
Our interview with him has been edited for concision and clarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
But the show also exemplifies a type of series so recognizable it’s become practically a genre unto itself: a story that calls for the concision of a feature film that’s been stretched out to fill a TV-sized number of episodes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
This interview was edited lightly for concision and clarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023
By Hannah Giorgis Designing a Super Bowl halftime performance is, in many ways, an exercise in sacrificial concision: Artists must whittle decades of songs into a crowd-friendly, roughly 13-minute reprieve from athletics and multimillion-dollar commercials.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Sep. 2023
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The brainchild of pianist and translator Donald Pippin, who died in 2021 at the age of 95, Pocket Opera mounts fully staged productions that are marvels of concision, with top-shelf singers accompanied by the Pocket Philharmonic’s five to 12 players.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
This interview has been edited for concision and clarity.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 2 Apr. 2024
Our interview with him has been edited for concision and clarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
But the show also exemplifies a type of series so recognizable it’s become practically a genre unto itself: a story that calls for the concision of a feature film that’s been stretched out to fill a TV-sized number of episodes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
This interview was edited lightly for concision and clarity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023
By Hannah Giorgis Designing a Super Bowl halftime performance is, in many ways, an exercise in sacrificial concision: Artists must whittle decades of songs into a crowd-friendly, roughly 13-minute reprieve from athletics and multimillion-dollar commercials.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Concision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concision. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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