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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The move is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to declassify information about the assassinations of a number of high-profile Americans.
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Chris Prentice, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
On March 25, Trump signed an executive order to declassify materials related to Crossfire Hurricane.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
By 2000, the CIA deemed Project Sun Streak fit to declassify.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Ratcliffe told lawmakers that his use of Signal to discuss planning was authorized.
Warner later pushed back on those answers, casting doubt on the claim that the operational details discussed on the chat were somehow declassified.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
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Chris Prentice, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
On March 25, Trump signed an executive order to declassify materials related to Crossfire Hurricane.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
By 2000, the CIA deemed Project Sun Streak fit to declassify.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Ratcliffe told lawmakers that his use of Signal to discuss planning was authorized.
Warner later pushed back on those answers, casting doubt on the claim that the operational details discussed on the chat were somehow declassified.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for declassify
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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