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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable
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as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long
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Recent Examples of elide
The 2006 film Superman Returns also elides the classic mantra.
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Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
The talk elided any reference to the mechanics of reproduction—this was not the talk—but was an otherwise wide-ranging explication of the subject matter, drawing on the Book of Genesis, personal observations, and popular mythology.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Trump presents himself as pro-business by eliding the difference between Big Business and small businesses.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Other fans will recognize the name May Pang, an assistant of the couple who, starting in 1973, had an affair with Lennon that’s discreetly elided here.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
The talk elided any reference to the mechanics of reproduction—this was not the talk—but was an otherwise wide-ranging explication of the subject matter, drawing on the Book of Genesis, personal observations, and popular mythology.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Trump presents himself as pro-business by eliding the difference between Big Business and small businesses.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Other fans will recognize the name May Pang, an assistant of the couple who, starting in 1973, had an affair with Lennon that’s discreetly elided here.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elide
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This is particularly relevant in the case of ChatGPT, as OpenAI is, as of writing, obliged by a US federal court order to store all conversations, even those deleted by users or conducted in its Temporary Chat mode.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, the queen can delete her own nuclear DNA and produce offspring that rely almost entirely on the sperm’s DNA.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mishkin also wasn’t persuaded there were exigent circumstances to warrant shortening the 15-day window.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Overnight humidity recovery should help shorten the burn period and reduce maximum spread distances.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kris Mitchell erased Chambers’ records two years later, and Eric Rivers did it again last season.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Increasingly, the result is that personal responsibility has been curtailed, especially in government.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Carlsbad was the first city in the region to pass local laws to curtail reckless riding and address other unsafe use of e-bikes, officials said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That proposal was canceled after bipartisan opposition in the Senate.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mendez bypassed the plaintiffs’ contention that the measure unconstitutionally abridged free speech rights.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Transposed to modern-day London, where Hamlet belongs to a wealthy family of Indian heritage, Karia’s version preserves the original text, albeit abridged, reordered and occasionally spoken by different characters entirely.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elide. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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