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
Many details are redacted due to discussions of legal strategy.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Unless something drastic changes, the defense will continue resembling those of the Chad Morris era (those last three words might be redacted within Arkansas state lines).
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Westman is not named in the documents, which were redacted in accordance with Minnesota state law.
—Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The amounts are not publicly known because the toxicology report was redacted.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Unless something drastic changes, the defense will continue resembling those of the Chad Morris era (those last three words might be redacted within Arkansas state lines).
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Westman is not named in the documents, which were redacted in accordance with Minnesota state law.
—Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The amounts are not publicly known because the toxicology report was redacted.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
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Cheung’s post with the video was eventually deleted.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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After a sleepy start, the Americans came to life throughout the middle third of the game, and erased an early 1-0 deficit to end their October camp on a high note.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, produced by independent company Hoyo Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being removed from the streaming platform five days later amid growing questions about the contributors’ backgrounds.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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