elided

past tense of elide

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of elided But the Black community’s politics—for that matter, politics in any practical sense—is entirely elided. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Starry is propelled by my real and personal anger that these women’s contributions to the genre have been minimized or elided altogether. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elided
Verb
  • On Friday, Schmidt confirmed claims that an Observer reporter's photos of him, taken in front of government buildings during an official event, were deleted from their camera by an aide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The profile has since been deleted and CNN has reached out to LinkedIn for comment.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Questions and answers have been shortened for brevity and focus.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But in foster care in South Carolina, that autism diagnosis got erased.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • First among this unsung cohort are the women of the march, who have been all but erased from the record.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After a prolonged drought that curtailed previous harvests, Argentina needs the above-average rainfall El Niño will bring, but too much could damage infrastructure and reduce yields, hitting export income.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Fighting has curtailed refinery production and fuel exports from the Middle East, while Ukrainian strikes have damaged Russian refineries.
    — Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • All arrestees go before a federal immigration judge who determines if he or she will ultimately be removed from the country.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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