ELIDED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

elided

verb

past tense of elide

as in deleted

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable

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stetted

as in shortened

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 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

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The announcement was flooded with critiques and the Mets’ post announcing the partnership on X was deleted and reposted multiple times.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
The post was later deleted, and Val apologized to Inaba publicly and privately.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deleted

Verb

In November 1959, President Ben-Zvi shortened the sentences of the last two men still in prison, Shmuel Malinki and Gavriel Dahan.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Practically no major league has shortened its regular season calendar on a permanent basis.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of shortened

Verb

His apprehension turned into anger when the city’s Department of Transportation erased the DIY crosswalks two months later.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Musk effectively erased that trade-off, supplying enough money to build a dedicated financial firewall around Paxton without forcing the party to pull resources from other battlegrounds.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of erased

Verb

Energy drove a sizable chunk of those increases as the Middle East conflict curtailed oil supply and sent prices surging.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
If technical failures or damage to launch infrastructure were to interrupt SpaceX’s operations, the United States’ ability to launch satellites would be severely curtailed.

— Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of curtailed

Verb

Noem was appointed special envoy for the Shield of the Americas in March, after she was removed as homeland security secretary amid mounting scrutiny of her management of the department and the influence of her adviser, Corey Lewandowski.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
According to the Holy See Press Office, doctors removed the lower lobe of the pontiff's right lung during a procedure that lasted approximately 90 minutes.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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