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
His name is redacted in the affidavit.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
According to a 911 call obtained by CNN in response to a request for recordings related to Busch’s medical emergency, a caller – whose name is redacted in the recording – asks for an ambulance to come to a training facility in Concord, North Carolina.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
The names of the senders and recipients of the emails were redacted.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
The rest of the sentence has been redacted.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 May 2026
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
According to a 911 call obtained by CNN in response to a request for recordings related to Busch’s medical emergency, a caller – whose name is redacted in the recording – asks for an ambulance to come to a training facility in Concord, North Carolina.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
The names of the senders and recipients of the emails were redacted.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
The rest of the sentence has been redacted.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 May 2026
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The tweet posted by Steyer’s campaign has since been deleted.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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No warning, no opt-out, no qualifications The undocumented changes also included code to conceal the instruction and its results by adding ANSI escapes that erased the PI when human reviewers use the TTY command to monitor activity on interactive terminals.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Years of screen time and digital overload have not erased that need.—
Alana Sandel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Jansen glanced toward the dugout after the walk, and Hinch removed him from the game.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The builder also removed its original plan to send traffic into a neighboring development and will donate two wells to the neighboring English Hills subdivision.—
Joe Marusak
May 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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