declassify
verb
de·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
declassified; declassifying; declassifies
: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
Examples of declassify in a Sentence
The government has not yet declassified that information.
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This order declassifies the government files regarding the assassinations of the three men.
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Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump recently signed an executive order to declassify records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify FBI files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
—Essence News Editors, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at declassifying government documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump recently signed an executive order to declassify records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify FBI files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
—Essence News Editors, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at declassifying government documents related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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