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
Many documents still haven’t been released, many names are redacted, and Blanche was formerly the President’s personal lawyer.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
When provided with a photo of the suspect, [redacted] quickly froze, physically pushed back, and became emotional.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
The Justice Department failed to redact the personal information of many victims, including inadvertently releasing nude photos of them.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
However, some documents were removed from the department’s website after it was discovered that some victims’ identities were not redacted.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
When provided with a photo of the suspect, [redacted] quickly froze, physically pushed back, and became emotional.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
The Justice Department failed to redact the personal information of many victims, including inadvertently releasing nude photos of them.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
However, some documents were removed from the department’s website after it was discovered that some victims’ identities were not redacted.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
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The station has since deleted social media videos that mentioned the ransom demand and removed the number from its online article.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The president posts, and 12 hours later, deletes an overtly racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
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But while leading with three laps to go, a caution erased his advantage and Kyle Larson jumped ahead of him during a sequence of pit stops and a restart to win the championship instead.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hank activates the device, erasing his personality from the world and becoming part of something bigger.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Petrecca was thrust into the commentary role, replacing Auro Bulbarelli, who removed himself after spoiling the surprise arrival of Mattarella aboard one of the city’s trams.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to him, real-world deployment is a key step to removing the practical and technological bottlenecks that humanoids face today.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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