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
Overweening expressions of ‘good’ taste often give rise to myopic elisions between public and private identities.
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Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Her elision is a welcome change.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Presumably Gibson’s very bad behavior on several occasions — including instances of antisemitic, racist and misogynistic remarks — is the reason for this elision.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 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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Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Her elision is a welcome change.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Presumably Gibson’s very bad behavior on several occasions — including instances of antisemitic, racist and misogynistic remarks — is the reason for this elision.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 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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Often there are gaps or deliberate deletions from the historical record.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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All parties, however, opted not to address the deletion.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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This approach is a reversal of a long tradition of planning in San Diego based on accommodating growth where public facilities were available or would become available as growth occurred; with a notable, tragic omission.—
Nico Calavita,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Lastly, some members of the mainstream media’s reports on the violent anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis have been draped in gross mischaracterizations and gaping omissions.—
Michael Zais,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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