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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Some have noted that some alien evidence has been declassified recently and barely made a ripple.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
And sure enough, last month the administration declassified hundreds of such files, including military incident reports, photos, videos, intelligence files, astronaut mission material, and historical sightings dating back to the 1940s.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The department said the materials are being released on a rolling basis as records are found, reviewed and declassified.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The Pentagon has been working on declassifying documents related to UFOs for years, and Congress created an office in 2022 to declassify material.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
And sure enough, last month the administration declassified hundreds of such files, including military incident reports, photos, videos, intelligence files, astronaut mission material, and historical sightings dating back to the 1940s.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The department said the materials are being released on a rolling basis as records are found, reviewed and declassified.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The Pentagon has been working on declassifying documents related to UFOs for years, and Congress created an office in 2022 to declassify material.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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