elision
Example Sentences
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While the nature of adaptation requires compression and elision, the film dutifully tells the story that fans of the book will turn out to see brought to life on the big screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022
The May 11 KidsPost article “How to be daring on Eat What You Want Day” contained an amazing elision.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2022
“Oyamada has great fun playing with the idea of elision, building a propulsive narrative of omission and isolation.”
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020
Late in Uncanny Valley, Wiener seems to make a specific argument about her adventures in elision.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2020
This rather deliberate elision of Fermi’s role in neutron research was the prelude to a pitch for $2,250 “to increase the yield of neutron radiation tenfold or more.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
