elided; eliding
1
a
: to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision
b
: to strike out (something, such as a written word)
Examples of elide in a Sentence
some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable
the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long
Recent Examples on the Web
Although Dunmore’s fictionalization of their conflict elides some of the very real historical stakes for British women, the couple’s genuine tenderness, in between and even during their arguments, makes the story—and their eventual relationship—truly come alive.
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Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
There’s been a lot of the show skipping ahead lately — including the big jump at the start of this week’s episode, eliding the moment when Wendy was captured and brought back to the main facility.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet averages elide a complex reality: The country’s experience of hotter summers — and thus one of the most visceral aspects of climate change itself — is fractured along geographic lines.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The problem is that NPR’s federal funding mechanism elides its demographic’s finite cultural position with aspirational claims about what ‘enrich[es] man’s spirit’ nationwide.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
There’s been a lot of the show skipping ahead lately — including the big jump at the start of this week’s episode, eliding the moment when Wendy was captured and brought back to the main facility.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet averages elide a complex reality: The country’s experience of hotter summers — and thus one of the most visceral aspects of climate change itself — is fractured along geographic lines.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The problem is that NPR’s federal funding mechanism elides its demographic’s finite cultural position with aspirational claims about what ‘enrich[es] man’s spirit’ nationwide.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for elide
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“Elide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elide. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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