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
Some states redacted certain data due to privacy concerns.
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Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The list currently includes over three dozen suppliers and their ingredients, but their names are redacted.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The photo includes what appears to be a young woman with her face redacted.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
The list currently includes over three dozen suppliers and their ingredients, but their names are redacted.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The photo includes what appears to be a young woman with her face redacted.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
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The rest is either delegated or deleted because busy is not the same as effective.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple videos that have gone viral locally on social media but were later deleted showed the fight and ensuing altercations that occurred, including one of Taddese’s friends attempting to help him before Taddese was fatally shot, a moment also captured on camera.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Too often, entrepreneurs hold back until every detail seems perfect, but waiting can mean being erased.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This changed in late 1980 when Jobs was removed from the Lisa project by President Mike Scott, after which Jobs moved to unilaterally take over the Macintosh, which at that time was otherwise considered a largely speculative affair.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Makary had wanted the warning removed and packed the panel with like-minded experts.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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