as in deletion
something left out
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
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Recent Examples of elision
Her lyrics, riddled with em-dashes and elisions, seem to map her spontaneous neural firing.
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Pitchfork,
2 Dec. 2025
A certain equilibrium is achieved in her tactical juxtaposition of refinement and rebellion, in the contrast between the acceptable and the taboo, in the elision of erotically graphic drawings and the delicate lines and watercolors with which they are elaborated.
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Elizabeth Mangini,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
Overweening expressions of ‘good’ taste often give rise to myopic elisions between public and private identities.
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Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked.
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Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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Pitchfork,
2 Dec. 2025
A certain equilibrium is achieved in her tactical juxtaposition of refinement and rebellion, in the contrast between the acceptable and the taboo, in the elision of erotically graphic drawings and the delicate lines and watercolors with which they are elaborated.
—
Elizabeth Mangini,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
Overweening expressions of ‘good’ taste often give rise to myopic elisions between public and private identities.
—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked.
—
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elision
Noun
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Enrico Cappellini, a senior author of the new study and a professor of paleoproteomics at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, said the deletion of the entire gene had been observed in some living male humans and even in the DNA of a Neanderthal male.
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While removal from the Dow did not necessarily cause Intel's rebound, still, the performance illustrates why index deletion does not always lead to further losses, especially for struggling stocks.
Noun
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Codify a rule stating that when an issuer deletes or consolidates a narrative risk factor to make room for precise financial mapping, that cleanup cannot be introduced as evidence of a material omission.
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For a mouse in this price range, though, the omission feels understandable rather than disappointing.
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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