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
All four, identified as Victims #1, #2, #3 and #4 in court documents with their names redacted, allegedly went to a park to smoke.
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Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
When Congress directed the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files amid bipartisan public pressure, the response — limited and heavily redacted disclosures — left many Americans unconvinced that transparency had truly been achieved.
—Brielle Miller, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
Administration officials have said lawyers worked as quickly as possible to properly review, redact and release millions of documents required under the law.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
The decisions would be redacted when appropriate.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
When Congress directed the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files amid bipartisan public pressure, the response — limited and heavily redacted disclosures — left many Americans unconvinced that transparency had truly been achieved.
—Brielle Miller, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
Administration officials have said lawyers worked as quickly as possible to properly review, redact and release millions of documents required under the law.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
The decisions would be redacted when appropriate.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
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OpenClaw agents have been tricked into uploading sensitive data, including financial information and crypto wallet keys; in other cases, agents have deleted emails and code libraries.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even worse, the fake Claude Code steals sensitive data like passwords, session cookies, and more, and is very difficult to delete.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s why our testers—spanning a wide range of skin types, ages, and skin concerns—have spent months determining which products actually deliver on their fine-line-smoothing and dark-circle-erasing promises.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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In terms of sheer duration, nothing tops the 1994-95 strike, a 232-day encounter between immovable object and unstoppable force that erased a total of 948 games and led to the cancellation of the World Series.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah did agree to a ceasefire in November 2024, which called for Israel to stop its military campaign and to remove their ground forces in southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah to willingly move all of its personnel and military equipment north of the Litani River.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to turn the home into a fortress but to remove single points of failure.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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