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
The same civil lawsuit was originally filed in New York City in October with the names of two celebrities redacted and only listed Combs as a defendant.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Other recommendations included reviewing protocols for identifying security breaches during golf outings and using a specific type of vehicle, which was redacted in the report, on the golf course.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Special prosecutor Hank Brennan said the original audio given to the prosecution from one of the Boston Magazine interviews was over 75 percent redacted.
—Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The letters can be sent as part of the Postal Service’s annual Operation Santa program, allowing children to write letters to Santa and have their letters shared online, with personal information redacted.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Other recommendations included reviewing protocols for identifying security breaches during golf outings and using a specific type of vehicle, which was redacted in the report, on the golf course.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Special prosecutor Hank Brennan said the original audio given to the prosecution from one of the Boston Magazine interviews was over 75 percent redacted.
—Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The letters can be sent as part of the Postal Service’s annual Operation Santa program, allowing children to write letters to Santa and have their letters shared online, with personal information redacted.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mitchell did not answer questions about whether Harris-Dawson had deleted messages or emails.—
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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Their implementation led the stock markets to drop drastically, with Wall Street posting its worst losses since 2020 and trillions of dollars in value erased.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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