In brief and In passing

In brief

In brief adverb - In a concise manner; in a few words.
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In passing and in brief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In passing" instead an adverb phrase "In brief".

In passing

In passing adverb - Incidentally; in the course of doing something else.
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In brief and in passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In brief" instead an adverb phrase "In passing".
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