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
The organizer of the exhibit told Wired that while members of the public can view the space and the timeline, only journalists and law enforcement can actually read the files, since the DoJ failed to redact some of the names of victims.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 May 2026
Other information was redacted.
—Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Names and stations will be redacted during the initial review, allowing candidate evaluation solely on their qualifications, performance and merit.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Even the report on the major 2014 incident is heavily redacted.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 May 2026
Other information was redacted.
—Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Names and stations will be redacted during the initial review, allowing candidate evaluation solely on their qualifications, performance and merit.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Even the report on the major 2014 incident is heavily redacted.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
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If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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Data brokers don't delete inactive profiles.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Just his ability to erase mistakes is extremely impressive where guys drive in the paint and see him and turn around and dribble out.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Satellite imagery reveals that in the weeks following the attack on the Abu Naser family building, more Israeli bombing nearly erased the rest of the neighborhood.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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Critics of the renaming say keeping Trotter’s name could allow the college to confront its history rather than remove visible reminders of it.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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In his lawsuit, Elon Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages, for Altman to be removed from OpenAI and for the company to be returned to nonprofit status.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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