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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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2
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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In later posts on X, the chatbot reversed itself and acknowledged that its earlier reply was wrong, saying it had been deleted, and pointed to historical evidence that Zyklon B was used to kill more than 1 million people in Auschwitz gas chambers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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By later in the afternoon, the post was deleted.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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His father, Theodor Thomashefsky, began in New York theater at the Mercury Theatrecompany but found the family legacy too much, shortened his name to Ted Thomas and fled west.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The terms of Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and Commissioner Richard Lara were also shortened, though their seats won’t be up for reelection until late 2028.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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That cautionary note dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm and erased the stock's bump.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2026
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Iranian air power has been significantly degraded but not erased, said the officials, who requested anonymity from CBS News because they were not authorized to discuss the matters publicly.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the broader ecosystem —preventive outreach, proactive risk mitigation — has been curtailed.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Residents of Islamabad have been reading between the lines about when these talks might take place, after administrators in both Islamabad and its sister city, Rawalpindi, denied reports on Saturday that commercial activity and transport were being curtailed.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her clothes had been ready to be removed for about four hours.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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By November, the agency removed the warning and, unsurprisingly, once word got out that the treatment wasn’t only safe but also beneficial, demand surged.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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