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
Tim Grimsrud, a LivaNova attorney, said they were offered a copy of the settlement agreement, but with the numbers redacted.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The name of the individual who received the letter was redacted.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The names and ages of both victims were redacted in both copies of the indictment.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The Express-News has redacted personally identifying information and profanities.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The name of the individual who received the letter was redacted.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The names and ages of both victims were redacted in both copies of the indictment.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
The Express-News has redacted personally identifying information and profanities.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
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Recent incidents, such as a McDonald’s chatbot breach where weak controls exposed millions of applicant records, or when an AI coding agent at Replit deleted a live production database, show how quickly these gaps can turn into real-world disasters.—
Dan Mountstephen,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The image, posted on Sunday night, sparked outrage from religious leaders and influencers, and it was deleted by Monday morning.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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Baron, from the Child Abuse Prevention Council, said the county should have been well aware of all that information — and erased her from the list of potential foster parents.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The number of people facing high levels of hunger in Haiti is expected to drop slightly, according to a new report released Thursday, but officials say the situation remains critical and that any small gains might soon be erased because of soaring oil prices linked to the war in Iran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Two of the four lanes would need to be removed to add bus and bike lanes, which could increase vehicle commute times.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The team will require a substantial amount of space to removed, repurposed and store roughly 6,500 components.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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