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
Although information on the police report was heavily redacted, the address is Kelce’s residence.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The document redacted the identities of many alleged co-perpetrators.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Sadly, most of the details in the crash reports have been redacted by Tesla.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The names of the students were redacted from the records to protect the students’ identities.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The document redacted the identities of many alleged co-perpetrators.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Sadly, most of the details in the crash reports have been redacted by Tesla.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The names of the students were redacted from the records to protect the students’ identities.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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There is no mechanism for recovering data once it has been deleted, Flock Safety states on its website.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hackers who stole the data of more than 8,000 children including photos, addresses and names and published some of the information on the dark web have removed the posts online and claim to have deleted the information, according to UK media reports.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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The trepidation that led to Ohtani’s early exit from his start against these same Phillies last month — when Ohtani was removed from a no-hitter after five innings in an eventual loss — is not part of the calculus this time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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The church removed several of its officials following a law firm's investigation into the allegations in November.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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