elide

Example Sentences

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Their posture of complaint allows them to elide some pretty serious differences.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2025

But this kind of ludicrous fantasy allows Hegseth to elide the deep paradox of his argument.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

Critics have concluded, absolutely correctly, that this provision serves to elide the manifold horrors of slavery by searching out its good side.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

In fact, the day-to-day operations of many galleries are built around more banal forms of excess that elide easy parody but are equally pernicious.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

He was keen to elide the differences between ancient Rome and his own London, as well as those between Verona and Canterbury.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton