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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Much Democratic rhetoric has elided the nuances of these concurrent truths.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 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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Flock Safety data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Charles has since apologized and deleted the offending TikTok, but the controversy continues, igniting social media discourse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The combination of an overloaded schedule, international travel and shortened preparation time increasingly produces mediocre matchups in premium television windows.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Certain past emergency cases, such as the COVID pandemic, were exceptions in which those wait times were drastically shortened.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Lehmann considers the contested history of Anne Boleyn, the outlandish accusations against her, and the ways in which her image has been erased and changed over time.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Finlayson said that students at the school found his LinkedIn reply before the post's author erased the thread, leading to outcry.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Without the court’s intervention, access to mifepristone would have been significantly and indefinitely curtailed for the first time since it was first approved in 2000.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The 35-year-old Fernandez started his soccer career in Mexico aged 15, but injury ended curtailed his career.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The National Park Service had removed the flag in February, citing federal guidance that limited the agency to displaying only the American, Interior Department and POW/MIA flags.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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An example cited was the use of voices of Drake and The Weeknd to produce Heart on My Sleeve, which went viral in 2023 and was later removed from music streaming services.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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