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
Neither her post nor her prompt included recommendations to redact sensitive information.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Most of the specifics have been redacted by the city, including the sender’s name.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Most public charities are used to reporting major donors confidentially to the IRS on Schedule B, with donor names redacted from public filings.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Parts of the image have been redacted.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Most of the specifics have been redacted by the city, including the sender’s name.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Most public charities are used to reporting major donors confidentially to the IRS on Schedule B, with donor names redacted from public filings.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Parts of the image have been redacted.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
Verb
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Flock Safety data is automatically deleted after 30 days by default.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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When a consumer requests removal, companies can delete raw data.—
Chai Outmezguine,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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After Orlando squandered a chance on the counterattack, Philadelphia capitalized in transition to erase the remaining deficit.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Lehmann considers the contested history of Anne Boleyn, the outlandish accusations against her, and the ways in which her image has been erased and changed over time.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The attorney general will pick who disburses money from the fund and the president can remove any of those people, according to the DOJ.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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This was the era of decolonization, when nation-states delivered one-third of humanity from the humiliation of imperial rule, restoring political autonomy and dignity where they had long been removed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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