as in deletes
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 redacts
More detail about what was hit was not available because the Austin automaker redacts narratives in its public reports and did not respond to a request for comment.
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Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
For example, a 96-page police report on a Florida investigation into Epstein in the mid-2000s redacts the names of victims and other details, but leaves many other details in.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
For example, a 96-page police report on a Florida investigation into Epstein in the mid-2000s redacts the names of victims and other details, but leaves many other details in.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Normally, the Commission redacts or refrains from publishing proprietary details.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacts
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Disney deletes all data within 30 days except in cases where it must be maintained for legal or fraud-prevention purposes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Carrie makes the internal transfer on the system, moving me from my old role to my new one, ‘accidentally’ deletes the job listing from the website, and then rescues my employee profile from the digital abyss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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The practice contaminates the legal supply chain, threatens public health, and erases tax liability, industry insiders and officials say.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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None of this erases the progress Illinois has made.—
Sonya M. Harper,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tent sweeps, in which the government removes tents from public areas, are a human rights concern.—
Jeremy Wolff,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Anything that disrupts the water’s surface tension — or removes it altogether — can spare your backyard from swarms.—
Ryan Brennan
April 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Redacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacts. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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