elided

past tense of elide

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of elided But the Black community’s politics—for that matter, politics in any practical sense—is entirely elided. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Starry is propelled by my real and personal anger that these women’s contributions to the genre have been minimized or elided altogether. — Literary Hub, 1 June 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
  • On Friday, Schmidt confirmed claims that an Observer reporter's photos of him, taken in front of government buildings during an official event, were deleted from their camera by an aide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The profile has since been deleted and CNN has reached out to LinkedIn for comment.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Questions and answers have been shortened for brevity and focus.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Matthew Stafford led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Rams erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia 24-20, ending years of frustration against the Eagles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, major oil producers including Shell, Chevron and BP have evacuated non-essential personnel from oil platforms in the Gulf and curtailed production.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The kingdom, the world’s top oil exporter, has seen oil and military assets targeted in recent days, posing a threat to crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has been curtailed due to the Iran war.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Preckwinkle said recently that about 100,000 cubic yards of debris from the area has already been removed.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • India's Election Commission has so far removed more than 130 million names from the voter lists.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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