as in to delete
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 redact
The names of the students’ family members are redacted but their relationship to the victims is listed.
While parents and siblings are considered immediate family members under state law, courts have been less clear on grandparents, stepparents or stepsiblings.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
The footage, which was partially redacted by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office for privacy reasons, included shots from outside the late award-winning actor’s home, along with interviews conducted with witnesses.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Some of the audio has been redacted, Cross said in his statement Monday afternoon, and faces have been blurred to protect involved individuals’ privacy, officials said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Many of the legal documents filed in the case have been heavily redacted or filed under seal.
—Maddy Lauria, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
The footage, which was partially redacted by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office for privacy reasons, included shots from outside the late award-winning actor’s home, along with interviews conducted with witnesses.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Some of the audio has been redacted, Cross said in his statement Monday afternoon, and faces have been blurred to protect involved individuals’ privacy, officials said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Many of the legal documents filed in the case have been heavily redacted or filed under seal.
—Maddy Lauria, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
Verb
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If they were deleted, the public should be told that — along with why.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Adobe promptly deleted the post, but not before Adobe critics pulled out their best pop culture references to bully the software firm.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2025
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Right behind was Rory McIlroy, who tried to erase from his memory that sloppy finish in the first round and roared into contention to put the career Grand Slam back into view.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Barnes left the game with the Raptors up by nine, and the Magic needed seven more minutes to erase the deficit.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Quantum internet removes that risk by ensuring only the sender and receiver can read a message, so not even the hosting platform can access it.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The walls were blank; administrators had recently removed art work depicting eight female activists, including Angela Davis, the Marxist prison abolitionist, and Grace Lee Boggs, the Asian American Black Power activist.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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