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 elision is a welcome change.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Presumably Gibson’s very bad behavior on several occasions — including instances of antisemitic, racist and misogynistic remarks — is the reason for this elision.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Such elisions may be understandable, but the hearings are over.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Presumably Gibson’s very bad behavior on several occasions — including instances of antisemitic, racist and misogynistic remarks — is the reason for this elision.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Such elisions may be understandable, but the hearings are over.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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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So, the researchers looked at where these hox genes were active in fish with and without the deletion.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Integrate archiving with centralized policy controls, permissions and defensible deletion workflows.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But personally, not having brows is one of my favorite, most naturally feminine omissions from my face.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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But true stans of the artist may also wonder at seemingly deliberate omissions.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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