redact

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 Liz gave another statement to deputies, though it is redacted in her arrest report. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 Almost 30 of the verdict’s 314 pages were dedicated to assessments of the bets placed by individuals, with names and links to Paqueta redacted throughout to protect identities. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 Ask your realtor what's automatically disclosed and whether anything can be limited or redacted. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Customs and Border Protection flight logs covering Epstein's plane from 2000 to 2014 appeared among the material, with passenger names redacted in many entries. Robert Alexander matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redact
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  • The department deleted the post, and Mayor Bill Bazzi said the idea for a badge shouldn't have been presented as an official protype.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Protecting your privacy goes beyond deleting profiles.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Social media platforms, including YouTube and X, have begun removing videos of the attack.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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