Elasticized absorbent articles and methods of weakening elastic portions in elasticized absorbent articles

A method of forming an elasticized portion of an absorbent article, the method comprising:

• advancing a first web of material in a machine direction;
• advancing an elastic strand in the machine direction in a stretched state;
• applying a first amount of adhesive to a first portion of at least one of the first web of material and the elastic strand;
• applying a second amount of adhesive to a second portion of at least one of the first web of material and the elastic strand;
• placing the elastic strand on a first surface of the first web of material;
• covering the elastic strand with either the first surface of the first web of material or a first surface of a second web of material to form an elasticized web, the elasticized web comprising a heavy bond region and a light bond region, the heavy bond region comprising a greater area density of adhesive than the light bond region;
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• advancing the elasticized web to a nip which applies compressive pressure to the elastic strand to partially weaken the elastic strand at least at one location within the light bond region.