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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Director Yariv Mozer’s immersive approach elides commentary.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
And if biographies of Marshall have tended to elide the China mission, Kurtz-Phelan corrects the history, leading to a fuller and more truthful understanding of Marshall and American power itself.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2018
Such complexity is elided particularly in the third major category of works in the show, which explores the inherent relationship between textiles and modern technologies of the grid and the computer.
—K. L. H. Wells, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
From the opening credits, which feature two floodlights in the place of the Twin Towers over shots of the Manhattan skyline, Lee refuses to elide or ignore how the national tragedy was also specifically a local one.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
And if biographies of Marshall have tended to elide the China mission, Kurtz-Phelan corrects the history, leading to a fuller and more truthful understanding of Marshall and American power itself.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2018
Such complexity is elided particularly in the third major category of works in the show, which explores the inherent relationship between textiles and modern technologies of the grid and the computer.
—K. L. H. Wells, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
From the opening credits, which feature two floodlights in the place of the Twin Towers over shots of the Manhattan skyline, Lee refuses to elide or ignore how the national tragedy was also specifically a local one.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elide
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Another post, now deleted, claimed a bake sale at a Delaware polling place was intended to sway votes, a potential violation of election law.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign via email for comment but has not been able to contact Meyer, who has deleted all of his social media accounts.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Or is it shortened from OPSEC (Operations Security) SWAT team?PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Harris's odds shortened from +150 to +120 at the bookmaker.James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris erased Trump’s lead over Biden since announcing her candidacy on July 21, though her edge has decreased over the past two months, peaking at 3.7 points in late August, according to FiveThirtyEight’s weighted polling average.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sudden drop erased much of the company’s gains from a massive rally in October, when its share price more than tripled.Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jake Piazza,Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The company has curtailed early-stage development efforts to reduce spending and is exploring strategic opportunities.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s despite many of Price’s policies falling largely in line with goals set by the state’s Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code, which urged prosecutors to curtail prison terms and their use of many such enhancements that can add years to a sentence.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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This report comes days after luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue suddenly canceled its annual holiday light show at the brand’s flagship Manhattan building.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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The university canceled all classes scheduled for Monday, when grief counselors will be available for students in the chapel.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The First Amendment right against abridging the freedom of the press is no shield for lawbreaking, so Gonzalez has to establish whether Seligson was a participant in this offense or an observer.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Unlike the First Amendment—which prohibits abridging the freedom of speech—the Second Amendment bans infringing upon the right to bear arms, a very different construction.Saul Cornell / Made by History, TIME, 26 July 2024
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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elide. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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