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 complaint also includes a photo of three of the men, and a fourth individual whose identity is redacted, posing with some of the goods allegedly stolen from Portis’ home on Nov. 2.
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Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Key details, including the number of shares to be issued and the total amount to be raised, were redacted.
—John Liu, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
In the petition, St. Clair said New York is the home state of the child, who goes by R.S.C.
The author, 26, alleges in the petition that Musk is the father of the boy, who was born in September 2024 (the exact date has been redacted in the filing).
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Same with the alleged incident between Slate and Heath, which hasn’t been reported on yet and has only been referenced in court documents, but with Slate’s name redacted.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
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Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Key details, including the number of shares to be issued and the total amount to be raised, were redacted.
—John Liu, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
In the petition, St. Clair said New York is the home state of the child, who goes by R.S.C.
The author, 26, alleges in the petition that Musk is the father of the boy, who was born in September 2024 (the exact date has been redacted in the filing).
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Same with the alleged incident between Slate and Heath, which hasn’t been reported on yet and has only been referenced in court documents, but with Slate’s name redacted.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
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As the company promotes generative AI to the public, Redmond accidentally introduced a software bug last week that can delete the Copilot program from PCs running Windows 10 or 11.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
17 Mar. 2025
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But Rozier is also trying not to let the outside noise affect him, temporarily deleting Instagram and some of his other social media accounts.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Time travel stories often feature grim themes of destruction and butterfly effect scenarios where even a single change can lead to disastrous outcomes (like Marty almost erasing himself from existence in Back to the Future).—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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That’s the short list of what this state’s brilliant educational minds, who are clearly raising absolutely no teenage boys, expect to erase.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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To avoid further misconceptions, the ownership group decided to remove any references to Elvis the man—including the plaster bust.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, recently reshuffled several committee assignments, removing or reassigning Republican members.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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