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as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 shortened
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 elided
Starry is propelled by my real and personal anger that these women’s contributions to the genre have been minimized or elided altogether.
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Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native.
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David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native.
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David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elided
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In 2025, an AI coding assistant at a leading vibe-coding platform reportedly deleted a company's production database during what had been declared a code freeze.
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Trump at the time blamed the post on a staffer, and deleted the video after an outcry.
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On Monday, Philadelphia's Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade producer Todd Marcocci said the parade's route was shortened to about 1 mile because of the heat wave.
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As Bolis explained, Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia.
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The equalizing goal erased Sane’s early sting, which didn’t come without controversy.
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By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
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In the Siberian region of Zabayakalye, east of Lake Baikal, media reports said a garbage hauler suspended pickups and some bus services were curtailed.
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Without the same amount of funding from USAID, the International Rescue Committee, which partners to deliver front-line health, surveillance, and outbreak preparedness activities in Congo, curtailed its programs.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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