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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Trump didn't begin declassifying files related to the investigation until after October 2017, citing concerns about sources and methods being compromised.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Information can be declassified through several avenues, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Shortly after taking office in January, the president took executive action to establish a process to declassify and release any remaining documents related to Kennedy's killing, as well as the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Many of these documents were ordered to be declassified by @POTUS.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Information can be declassified through several avenues, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Shortly after taking office in January, the president took executive action to establish a process to declassify and release any remaining documents related to Kennedy's killing, as well as the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Many of these documents were ordered to be declassified by @POTUS.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for declassify
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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