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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native.
—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.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elided
Verb
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The tweet posted by Steyer’s campaign has since been deleted.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Deadline reported that some AMC customers experienced wait times of up to an hour before the queues shortened later in the day.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The name was soon shortened to flag football.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Its history, however, must not be erased.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Some curtailed the power to restrict gatherings.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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The service has also sharply curtailed helicopter flight hours, limiting many crews to minimum flying requirements, internal service plans show.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The device was one of two that had been removed from the garage of an apartment in Santa Monica after they were discovered by a tenant in July.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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These reversible connections can break under stress to absorb energy and then reform once the stress is removed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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