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concisely(adverb, shortly, conciseness, concisely, tersely)
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shortly(adjective, adverb, prompt, quick, directly)
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succinctly(adverb, shortly, concisely)
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in summary(adverb, briefness, expression, outline, summation)
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in brief(expression, idiom, adverb, conciseness, concisely)
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in short(noun, expression, idiom, adverb, conciseness)
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summarily(adverb, conciseness, earliness, concisely)
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curtly(adverb, shortly, concisely)
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brief
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in a word(noun, expression, idiom, adverb, conciseness)
9
simply put
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fleetingly(adverb, hastily, superficially, temporarily, momentarily)
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momentarily(adverb, transiently)
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short(noun, adjective)
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temporarily(adverb, transientness, transiently)
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tersely(adverb, concisely)
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awhile(adjective, adverb, transientness)
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brusquely(adverb, concisely)
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in a nutshell(noun, expression, idiom, adverb, concisely)
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quickly(adjective, adverb, earliness)
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