elide

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

The problems with the analogy were evident from the lengths Ely went to to elide them.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2023

MAK’s exhibition smartly recasts some of these dreamy accounts, which elide some of L.A.’s uglier historical episodes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022

This served to elide the question of how much he was working at all.

From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2021

One could of course adopt the term ‘progressivist’, but that would elide all the difficulties that are associated with the idea of progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton