as in to delete
to make changes to (something written) so as to remove or obscure information
Because the victims were minors, their full names were redacted from public court records. The declassified documents were heavily redacted before they were released.
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Recent Examples of redact
Officials have directed agents to find and lightly redact files on the earlier investigation for review by top administration officials this week, The New York Times said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Reporters also reviewed more than a dozen appeals court decisions related to how much of a presentment should be redacted before it is released to the public.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The release this year of millions of pages of the Epstein files — some previously unseen, some heavily redacted and many already made public through lawsuits and court filings — has only renewed speculation by highlighting inconsistencies in the official account and uncovering new questions.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The graphic images that included the victims’ bodies were redacted, though blood was visible on walls, floors and the beds in which they were fatally stabbed.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Reporters also reviewed more than a dozen appeals court decisions related to how much of a presentment should be redacted before it is released to the public.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The release this year of millions of pages of the Epstein files — some previously unseen, some heavily redacted and many already made public through lawsuits and court filings — has only renewed speculation by highlighting inconsistencies in the official account and uncovering new questions.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The graphic images that included the victims’ bodies were redacted, though blood was visible on walls, floors and the beds in which they were fatally stabbed.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this week, former child actors and the children of family influencers spoke out in favour of a bill that would allow people to request that content which featured them as minors be deleted.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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The post, which Kinlaw appears to have shared on his personal Facebook page and later deleted, contained a graphic with anti-Islamic rhetoric.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Indians erased an early 3-0 deficit with 3 runs in the second and 4 in the fourth.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then there is that silence motivated by the desire to protect one’s self through trying to erase the thing never discussed.—
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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In March 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to have Swalwell removed from the House Intelligence Committee over his contact with Fang, citing the same interactions now at the center of Patel's file review.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In his community, Bustamante likened it to denouncing Catholicism and removing photos of the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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