as in deleted
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 redacted
Another showed Bill Clinton in a pool with Epstein's longtime confidant, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, and a person whose face was redacted.
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Steven Sloan The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
May traveled to an office to read a script for 7 with the ending redacted.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Asked if the department would provide a report with that personal information redacted, the department said no.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Their names and those of witnesses were redacted from the report released Tuesday.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Steven Sloan The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
May traveled to an office to read a script for 7 with the ending redacted.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
Asked if the department would provide a report with that personal information redacted, the department said no.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Their names and those of witnesses were redacted from the report released Tuesday.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
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Two incumbent Democrats face their own challengers after a 2025 re-map of the state deleted several of their safe seats.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The girl deleted the video and confronted Polzin about it, court documents said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Islanders had erased 2-0 deficits in each of their last three wins, but the Ducks kept them off the board in part by killing three penalties in the second period.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Tigers erased an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, knotting the contest at 33-33 before running out of gas — just as Bama was mashing the pedal to the floor.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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When Wondra was removed from his cell and placed on suicide watch, Crimin said, his possessions were boxed up.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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After receiving permission from the government, Brevard County Public Works removed 10,000 pounds of concrete to create an opening large enough to extract the animal.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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