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
The pickup’s driver, whose name police redacted from the affidavit, told detectives that Joshua Obiedo was the shooter, according to the affidavit.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 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
Liz gave another statement to deputies, though it is redacted in her arrest report.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 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
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 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
Liz gave another statement to deputies, though it is redacted in her arrest report.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 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
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The rest is either delegated or deleted because busy is not the same as effective.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple videos that have gone viral locally on social media but were later deleted showed the fight and ensuing altercations that occurred, including one of Taddese’s friends attempting to help him before Taddese was fatally shot, a moment also captured on camera.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 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
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But ultimately, the Bills offense stormed back and erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to steal the Week 1 win away from the Ravens.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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