as in deletion
something left out
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
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Recent Examples of elision
Her lyrics, riddled with em-dashes and elisions, seem to map her spontaneous neural firing.
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Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
A certain equilibrium is achieved in her tactical juxtaposition of refinement and rebellion, in the contrast between the acceptable and the taboo, in the elision of erotically graphic drawings and the delicate lines and watercolors with which they are elaborated.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Overweening expressions of ‘good’ taste often give rise to myopic elisions between public and private identities.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
A certain equilibrium is achieved in her tactical juxtaposition of refinement and rebellion, in the contrast between the acceptable and the taboo, in the elision of erotically graphic drawings and the delicate lines and watercolors with which they are elaborated.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Overweening expressions of ‘good’ taste often give rise to myopic elisions between public and private identities.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elision
Noun
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These apps have been deleted by Google from its store, but are a good illustration of why users need to be warned, to ensure all Play Store app deletions are mirrored.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Either way, Esiason's rant and Carter's post deletions end the matter.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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That was a deliberate lie, deception and/or omission.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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The rest of us were shamed by omission.—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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