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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
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.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elided
Verb
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The messages between Carillo and Juaritoz were friendly, explains Szulc, who reviewed the account before it was deleted.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Is it deleted at regular intervals?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Another three death row inmates had their sentences shortened to 40-year terms.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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More San Francisco businesses may have their operating hours shortened as two supervisors seek to expand the city's neighborhood store curfew.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gary Simmons’ Rush, housed at the Cookie Factory in Denver, is an immersive meditation on movement, memory, and what gets erased in the recording of American history.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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This production, directed by David Cromer and co-starring Namir Smallwood, also ran twice at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago (with the first run curtailed by the pandemic) before moving to Broadway.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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Over 100 staff members have been fired or resigned, departments dismantled and programming curtailed.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Social workers will give the suitcases to children who are removed from home or moved from place to place, kids who travel on field trips, or reunite with family.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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He was removed by federal agents, who made entry into the residence and took the person to an ambulance.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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