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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
The film’s premise is rendered abstract, mapped out with a quasi-mathematical rigor that merely elides the specifics on which the drama depends.
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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
Those claims elide the major military escalations in Iraq, Syria, and Somalia that took place under his tenure, as well as risky actions like the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, which prompted an Iranian missile strike on US troops in Iraq.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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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
Those claims elide the major military escalations in Iraq, Syria, and Somalia that took place under his tenure, as well as risky actions like the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, which prompted an Iranian missile strike on US troops in Iraq.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elide
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Drake posted the song to his X and Instagram accounts on April 19, but deleted them a week later.Conor Murray, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Read Next National Deputy assaults 8-year-old at school, then deletes body camera footage, lawsuit says December 01, 2023 2:22 PM Read Next Florida Cop handcuffs 9-year-old boy at Florida school, suit says.Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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While many top 10 hits give the listener more chorus as a song progresses, the ‘Blinding Lights’ creators actually shorten the chorus as the song progresses.Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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The state is also working on streamlining paperwork for transfers and shortening transition timelines.A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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The odds are that the response will sit in an internal digital memory buffer for a while and not be immediately erased or discarded.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nearby Altadena, a historically largely Black neighborhood, has essentially been erased from the map.Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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This significant gap not only limits potential growth but also curtails innovation in the market.Elena Volotovskaya, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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People asserting their personal freedoms to decline vaccines for their kids can ultimately curtail the ability of others to live full lives, Christiansen said.Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead | KFF Health News, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Premieres, events, and film and TV productions are being canceled across the city.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Also, an activation event promoting Meta Quest with an appearance by Jane Fonda promoting her new VR fitness series in West Hollywood has been canceled.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 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 Jan. 2025.
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