as in to delete
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 redact
The name of the substance was redacted, reports the Sun.
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In November 2023, participants were given $50 and the chance to trade the S&P 500 and 30-year Treasurys based on the information on the front page of The Wall Street Journal 36 hours in advance, with dollar figures and asset prices redacted.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The part supposedly no longer redacted is a fabrication.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The letter released by the MWD was partially redacted.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In November 2023, participants were given $50 and the chance to trade the S&P 500 and 30-year Treasurys based on the information on the front page of The Wall Street Journal 36 hours in advance, with dollar figures and asset prices redacted.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The part supposedly no longer redacted is a fabrication.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The letter released by the MWD was partially redacted.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Officials from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the CFPB’s X account on Friday night, a person familiar with the matter told CNN, after Russell Vought, who leads the Office of Management and Budget, took over as acting director of the CFPB.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Many of these are unfiltered forums that have no consequences for behaviors from users outside of deleting a post long after it has been seen by many.—
Dan Olberg,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s surrender — to the idea that this is a zero-sum war where one side must be erased for the other to survive.—
Hen Mazzig,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The cup holder can also be removed for the car’s next owner, if that owner wants a more pure Bugatti experience.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Twelve people, including the three firefighters, were removed to area hospitals.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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