elided

past tense of elide
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elided
Verb
  • There is no mechanism for recovering data once it has been deleted, Flock Safety states on its website.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Hackers who stole the data of more than 8,000 children including photos, addresses and names and published some of the information on the dark web have removed the posts online and claim to have deleted the information, according to UK media reports.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The tokamak—shortened from toroidal chamber magnetic—uses powerful magnets.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In California, vehicle miles traveled — the amount of distance that people travel in cars, often shortened to VMT — has increased significantly since 2000.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The decision to scrap an access-all-areas documentary — as revealed by The Athletic in July — also curtailed what could have been a valuable source of income.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For at least a time, according to reports, though some services and hours could begin being curtailed in less than a week.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What’s being erased are actual historical facts.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trepidation that led to Ohtani’s early exit from his start against these same Phillies last month — when Ohtani was removed from a no-hitter after five innings in an eventual loss — is not part of the calculus this time.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The church removed several of its officials following a law firm's investigation into the allegations in November.
    Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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