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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native.
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David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
The house’s official accounts elided her relationship with Tate, inspiring the activist group the Lesbian Avengers to stage a protest outside of it in the nineties.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
The house’s official accounts elided her relationship with Tate, inspiring the activist group the Lesbian Avengers to stage a protest outside of it in the nineties.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elided
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Recent incidents, such as a McDonald’s chatbot breach where weak controls exposed millions of applicant records, or when an AI coding agent at Replit deleted a live production database, show how quickly these gaps can turn into real-world disasters.—
Dan Mountstephen,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The image, posted on Sunday night, sparked outrage from religious leaders and influencers, and it was deleted by Monday morning.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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That long-winded name is shortened to DDR, and the following number indicates the transfer rate (divided by 100).—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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This shortened the year by 11 days and so officials moved forward the start of the new tax year by the same amount.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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DeChambeau erased the stroke gained with a birdie on the 17th hole after a great iron shot from the rough left him eight feet from the hole.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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After Jake Cronenworth walked to start the sixth and was erased on Ramón Laureano’s fielder’s choice grounder, Tatis grounded a single through the left side to give the Padres runners at first and second.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sadly, Illinois is one of the states where this right is curtailed, but the governor has the chance to follow the lead of Illinois legislators who introduced the Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act (House Bill 2723) to restore our civil liberties in this area of state law.—
Byron Sigcho-Lopez,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Shipments through the critical Strait of Hormuz remain severely curtailed more than a month into the conflict.—
Alex Longley,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two of the four lanes would need to be removed to add bus and bike lanes, which could increase vehicle commute times.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The team will require a substantial amount of space to removed, repurposed and store roughly 6,500 components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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