redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.—
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According to the redacted Gang Field Interview Sheet, Prince George’s County Police officers responded to the Home Depot and found four men loitering in the parking lot and detained them for questioning.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, Ventura’s lawyer Doug Wigdor filed a redacted memorandum in the criminal matter, urging Subramanian to deny Combs’ request for the memoir drafts and bank statements.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
The court filings included a redacted version of the memo.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The audio recording comes just a week after a redacted transcript of the 911 call was released for the first time in an unsealed court record.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, Ventura’s lawyer Doug Wigdor filed a redacted memorandum in the criminal matter, urging Subramanian to deny Combs’ request for the memoir drafts and bank statements.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
The court filings included a redacted version of the memo.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The audio recording comes just a week after a redacted transcript of the 911 call was released for the first time in an unsealed court record.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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