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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But Entergy has asked state regulators to keep key terms of the contract secret, and only a redacted version of its application is available online.
—Eliza Martin, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Judge Subramanian asked if something went wrong with the redacted footage that should've been aired or the incorrect version was used.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Sagesse was questioned by detectives, but according to the redacted arrest report, his answers were vague and inconsistent.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Johnny and Aaron Matthews spent years haranguing the county just to finally get a redacted copy of their sister’s death certificate in 2018.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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Eliza Martin, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Judge Subramanian asked if something went wrong with the redacted footage that should've been aired or the incorrect version was used.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025
Sagesse was questioned by detectives, but according to the redacted arrest report, his answers were vague and inconsistent.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Johnny and Aaron Matthews spent years haranguing the county just to finally get a redacted copy of their sister’s death certificate in 2018.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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