redacted

verb

Definition of redactednext
past tense of redact
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 encounter occurred near a sensitive facility in the western United States, whose location remains redacted in the public document. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Oscar pundits, including yours truly, redacted her name when discussing the film’s fortunes. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday, that court posted a document that laid out who asked for the report to be redacted in the first place. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The legal opinion posted online has the lawmaker’s name who asked for it, and presumably shared it with the Yes campaign, redacted. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 On Friday, the court ordered Campbell to detail which parts of his response should be redacted. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The digital records of Masterson’s emails that WSU turned over were heavily redacted. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Footage of the interview with Leya was redacted due to state privacy laws, in part because she was interviewed inside their residence, unlike her boyfriend, who was interviewed outside. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026 The initial call came from a person whose name and title were redacted. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
  1. deleted
  2. erased
  3. removed
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  • Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Matching records, including inferences, generally must be deleted unless an exception applies.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of deleted
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  • After a scoreless first half, Murray scored his first 12 points during a 31-13 burst that erased a 15-point Jazz lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • With Thursday's decline, Meta has erased most of its post-Muse bounce.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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