declassify
verb
de·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
declassified; declassifying; declassifies
: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
Examples of declassify in a Sentence
The government has not yet declassified that information.
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To fan the flames, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified scads of 2016 intelligence emails.
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Nr Editors, National Review, 25 July 2025
Truth surfaces, if at all, decades later, when secrets may be declassified too late to redress the stupendous harm in the interim.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
However, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January that mandated the files be declassified and released.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican who leads a House task force on declassifying federal secrets, rallied behind President Donald Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein issue, accusing some of his supporters of backstabbing.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Nr Editors, National Review, 25 July 2025
Truth surfaces, if at all, decades later, when secrets may be declassified too late to redress the stupendous harm in the interim.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
However, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January that mandated the files be declassified and released.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican who leads a House task force on declassifying federal secrets, rallied behind President Donald Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein issue, accusing some of his supporters of backstabbing.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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