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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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OpenAI insists that users have full control, that memories can be deleted or edited, and that everything runs securely.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Meta confirms that the uploaded photos aren't used for ad targeting or facial recognition, but they may be stored temporarily for processing before being deleted.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The name Andersen Consulting was often shortened to AC.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, the Italian F4 championship season came, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Germany’s ADAC Formula Four Championship, where Crawford missed the title by two points.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 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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That’s how the Stanford baseball player — whose athletic aspirations were curtailed by a shoulder injury junior year — ended up in investing.—
Stav Ziv,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nothing vague or erased by memory here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump is determined to ensure he cannot be as easily erased from history as a statue of a Confederate leader.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Investigators have removed a haul of items from the camps for forensic examination as part of ongoing enquiries to identify anyone who might have assisted Phillips during his time on the run.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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