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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 problem is that NPR’s federal funding mechanism elides its demographic’s finite cultural position with aspirational claims about what ‘enrich[es] man’s spirit’ nationwide.
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Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The 2006 film Superman Returns also elides the classic mantra.
—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
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Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The 2006 film Superman Returns also elides the classic mantra.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elide
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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In early 2022, not long before the suit with Giuffre was settled, his social media accounts were deleted, and on his page on the royal family’s website, his duties were changed to be listed in the past tense.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sitting for too long during the day can compromise your health and shorten your lifespan.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ellis is meant to help brands and retailers scenario plan, leveraging predictive analytics and natural language processing (NLP) to provide real-time insights that can shorten the decisioning process.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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After a sleepy start, the Americans came to life throughout the middle third of the game, and erased an early 1-0 deficit to end their October camp on a high note.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Referee Michael Oliver appeared to be in a good position to see the accidental clash and take relevant action, looking over the prone Mac Allister as Fernandes fed the ball out to Amad, but made no signal to curtail the United attack.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The missing context is that Disney severely curtailed the release of the film because of the Chinese government’s pushback.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The brand canceled the show indefinitely in 2019 amid controversy surrounding representation and inclusivity.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The First Amendment, which prevents the government from making laws that abridge freedom of expression, has regularly been found to broadly protect free speech when challenges reach the Supreme Court.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elide. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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