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as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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 to shorten
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 elide
Naturally, Trump’s comments elide his own major role in amplifying transphobia for the sake of political power.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
The film’s premise is rendered abstract, mapped out with a quasi-mathematical rigor that merely elides the specifics on which the drama depends.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Children, hilariously, just sort of turn up, as romance is entirely elided but parentage is always clear.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
The idea behind the project was to ensure an accurate historical record and, less centrally, to allow for the accountability and closure that the Good Friday Agreement had understandably elided in the name of more immediate peace.
—Jonathan Stevenson, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2019
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
The film’s premise is rendered abstract, mapped out with a quasi-mathematical rigor that merely elides the specifics on which the drama depends.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Children, hilariously, just sort of turn up, as romance is entirely elided but parentage is always clear.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
The idea behind the project was to ensure an accurate historical record and, less centrally, to allow for the accountability and closure that the Good Friday Agreement had understandably elided in the name of more immediate peace.
—Jonathan Stevenson, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2019
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Officials from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the CFPB’s X account on Friday night, a person familiar with the matter told CNN, after Russell Vought, who leads the Office of Management and Budget, took over as acting director of the CFPB.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Many of these are unfiltered forums that have no consequences for behaviors from users outside of deleting a post long after it has been seen by many.—
Dan Olberg,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Congressional Record noted that the mine shortened the war by at least a year and saved 1 million American soldiers’ lives.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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The project also includes curb extensions to shorten crossing distances.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s surrender — to the idea that this is a zero-sum war where one side must be erased for the other to survive.—
Hen Mazzig,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, even going forward, this will likely severely curtail biomedical research in the US.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
8 Feb. 2025
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Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump issued orders to slash diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the federal level as well as curtail DEI programs by federal contractors and grant recipients.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025
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As part of a broader immigration crackdown, his administration quickly canceled all appointments people had made through a U.S. government app.—
Julie Watson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of artists have called on Christie’s to cancel an upcoming auction of art made by artificial intelligence.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Many have abridged it and updated it and riffed on it over the decades.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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Was this omission just a classic example of a movie needing to abridge itself?—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Nov. 2024
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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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