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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

She also came to realize everything monuments could distort and elide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

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

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




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