redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.—
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The letter, seen by Britain’s PA Media news agency, sets a deadline of August 20 for Beijing to give its reasoning for the redacted information.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
In a heavily redacted paragraph that seems to refer to specific incidents, prosecutors said this evidence was not presented at trial but was included in materials given to the judge and Combs’ team.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Two weeks later, the city denied most of the request, aside from the redacted call log.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Now that a redacted version of the lawsuit has been filed with New York State Court, years of frustration were given an opportunity to boil over in public.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
In a heavily redacted paragraph that seems to refer to specific incidents, prosecutors said this evidence was not presented at trial but was included in materials given to the judge and Combs’ team.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Two weeks later, the city denied most of the request, aside from the redacted call log.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Now that a redacted version of the lawsuit has been filed with New York State Court, years of frustration were given an opportunity to boil over in public.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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