elided; eliding
1
a
: to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision
b
: to strike out (something, such as a written word)
Examples of elide in a Sentence
some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable
the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Detail from a brush—a string of pearl-like dots, say—might be later applied, but the artist’s hand is elided by design.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Apple Cider Vinegar frustratingly elides some of the nuances that made Gibson’s ascension possible, including her whiteness, race- and gender-based inequities in medicine that can lead patients to mistrust doctors, and a frightening disinterest in the truth amid our social media age.
—Candice Frederick, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
With his trademark narrative economy, the writer-director elides any trace of superfluous exposition, briskly establishing what’s at stake for both of his main characters and then continually turning the screws to up those stakes.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Detail from a brush—a string of pearl-like dots, say—might be later applied, but the artist’s hand is elided by design.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Apple Cider Vinegar frustratingly elides some of the nuances that made Gibson’s ascension possible, including her whiteness, race- and gender-based inequities in medicine that can lead patients to mistrust doctors, and a frightening disinterest in the truth amid our social media age.
—Candice Frederick, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
With his trademark narrative economy, the writer-director elides any trace of superfluous exposition, briskly establishing what’s at stake for both of his main characters and then continually turning the screws to up those stakes.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elide
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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elide. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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