as in deletion
something left out
unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible
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Recent Examples of elision
Gale’s interdisciplinary practice choreographs the elision of sculpture, sound, film, light, and photography, resulting in uneasy and often uncanny experiences.
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Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Such elisions may be understandable, but the hearings are over.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
These two work by means of elision and ellipsis, unfolding in sections separated by roughly 20 years.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Such elisions may be understandable, but the hearings are over.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
These two work by means of elision and ellipsis, unfolding in sections separated by roughly 20 years.
—Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
The contents of each article have not been rearranged, however, and all elisions have been clearly marked.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elision
Noun
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So, the researchers looked at where these hox genes were active in fish with and without the deletion.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Integrate archiving with centralized policy controls, permissions and defensible deletion workflows.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Antonoff’s omission was especially perplexing because he was nominated for album of the year with two albums last year – Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Sabrina Carpenter’s breakthrough collection, Short N’ Sweet.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
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In response, the National TPS Alliance filed a legal challenge, and Judge Chen ordered the government to provide additional time for Venezuelans to re-register for TPS, ensuring that those affected by the online omission would not lose their protection.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Elision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elision. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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