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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His amendment to the bill deletes any mention of breaching the dam, although that action would remain an option for a new 19-member advisory board, made up of state officials and local residents, to consider, Brodeur said.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Before performing a factory reset, back up important photos, contacts and files, as this process permanently deletes everything stored on the device.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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But a 4-6-3 double play erases the threat.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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The irony being that, according to Over The Cap, Hendrickson’s signing erases a 2027 comp pick that would have gone to the Ravens and sends one to Cincinnati.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The technology removes the delay between taking a photo and editing it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Porter said he was placed on an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine, which, according to Mayo Clinic, pumps blood outside of the body to a heart-lung machine, removes carbon dioxide from the blood and sends oxygen-rich blood back to the body.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Redacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacts. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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