: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release
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The pickup’s driver, whose name police redacted from the affidavit, told detectives that Joshua Obiedo was the shooter, according to the affidavit.—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025 Almost 30 of the verdict’s 314 pages were dedicated to assessments of the bets placed by individuals, with names and links to Paqueta redacted throughout to protect identities.—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 Liz gave another statement to deputies, though it is redacted in her arrest report.—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 Customs and Border Protection flight logs covering Epstein's plane from 2000 to 2014 appeared among the material, with passenger names redacted in many entries.—Robert Alexander
matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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Middle English, from Latin redactus, past participle of redigere
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