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 official, whose name was redacted by the agency, asked Bovino to acknowledge receipt of the document and answer questions. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Many of the documents already released had been redacted to protect the privacy of the victims. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 His current address was redacted in the copy of the report obtained by this news organization. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 In application material for that developer’s project, the agency also redacted the plan for translating tenant outreach brochures from English. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026 Shortly after Lyons' email, Charles forwarded the message to a group of officials whose names are redacted. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Panettiere’s boyfriend, identified as Brian Hickerson, showed responding officers a bag of her medications, according to a police report, which was heavily redacted. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The 911 calls and police radio communications were partially redacted, but fill in some gaps of the events that led up to the assault of Cherrie Moore, 34, by Karson Hyder, 22, on May 29. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 While most of the information about the victim was redacted, the report confirmed that a Black male was the victim. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
  1. deleted
  2. erased
  3. removed
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  • Loughlin deleted her Instagram account on March 12, 2019, the day the news broke.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Positive comments that were previously submitted were allegeedly deleted.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of deleted
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  • The child’s right to know her own identity and history should be guaranteed, but for adoptees under these circumstances or trafficking victims, that right is erased.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Howell threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and had a tying 2-point conversion run for the Cowboys (2-1), who erased a 15-point deficit but missed out on their first undefeated preseason in 20 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redacted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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