as in deleting
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 redacting
More files will be turned over to the Oversight panel, which promised to release them after redacting personal information.
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Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
The company also adheres to strict privacy standards, redacting faces, license plates, and private property details.
—Gary Weinstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
The company also adheres to strict privacy standards, redacting faces, license plates, and private property details.
—Gary Weinstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacting
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Conversations were moved to an auto-deleting platform and evidence was destroyed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Paying monthly for storage from iCloud+ or Google gets old fast, and so does going through your camera roll and deleting photos to temporarily make space.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Oct. 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Private equity firms are showing a great interest in buying into the NFL — the biggest and most profitable sports league in the world — and are boosting values by setting a floor on valuations and erasing concerns other limited partners may have had over liquidity, CNBC reported.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The company and store owners sued, arguing players could use an optional preview feature, removing the element of chance.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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If the President believes that imposing, removing, or amending tariffs is an appropriate policy measure, Congress has given him tools to pursue those goals.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Redacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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