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elide

[ih-lahyd] / ɪˈlaɪd /


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If he could elide and overlook his past disasters, the city would follow the same path—right?

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

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

In letters that were passionate and practical by turns, they did whatever they could to elide the miles between them.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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