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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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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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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Decide how these should be managed, preserved or deleted.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Have a great day and now u have been deleted.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Instead of being sent on a trip to Disney World, the householders are involved during the renovation process, which has been shortened from one week to four days.—
Maxwell Millington,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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At the same point in the 2020-21 season, which was also shortened by the pandemic, the Kings were 13-20.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Jan. 2025
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But her allegiance to her home has also curtailed her options.—
Abe Streep,
The New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2024
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But China’s economic malaise has curtailed spending in Hong Kong by mainland Chinese visitors, many of whom make day trips from the city of Shenzhen across the border.—
Kim Gu,
NBC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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The other database eschews page numbers all together, so there’s literally no way of knowing that the articles—which were once leading articles of the magazines in question—have been erased.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Jan. 2025
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Select Restore next to the date before your contact was erased.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Elided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elided. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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