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
While the number of total counter snipers was redacted, the IG found that during the 2024 campaign, the Secret Service would sometimes rely on other components' counter snipers.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi released a cache of documents in Epstein's case in February, but they were heavily redacted and mostly included information that had previously been reported.
—Annika Neklason, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The Justice Department took care to redact victims’ names from the transcript but allowed Maxwell’s lies to stand unquestioned.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi released a cache of documents in Epstein's case in February, but they were heavily redacted and mostly included information that had previously been reported.
—Annika Neklason, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
That information was supposed to be redacted, or blacked out, in the public complaint but was visible in some formats.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The Justice Department took care to redact victims’ names from the transcript but allowed Maxwell’s lies to stand unquestioned.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
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The post remains deleted, but the fallout continues across social media.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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In addition to receiving the film, consumers who purchase Liam Neeson’s The Naked Gun on PVOD will receive several bonus features, including featurettes, deleted, alternate and extended scenes and mock ads, according to a press release from Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But the party ended not long after kickoff, in a brutal blowout loss that managed to erase nine months of hope and hype in a single 60-minute package.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The latest federal labor data shows mothers are leaving their jobs at rates that threaten to erase the fragile gains made during the pandemic recovery.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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