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 stepfather’s name was redacted from the police documents, and CNN was unable to contact him for additional information. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Also this week, the county coroner’s office released partially redacted reports confirming that all nine of the people died from asphyxiation after being buried under the snow. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 However, the addresses were redacted so USA TODAY could not immediately confirm the addresses the records listed. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 The four letters were sent on separate days in July along with subpoenas for four different inmates, whose names were redacted as part of typical privacy redactions under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The first two were partly redacted and the third completely blacked out. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 The deceased man, whose name is redacted from a police report, was rushed to Florida HCA Aventura Hospital in neighboring Miami-Dade County, where he was pronounced dead. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 In the Guthrie case, authorities redacted a line that references how to get payment to the person or persons who sent the note, officials said. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026 One other line in that note was redacted by officials before being released to the public. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redacted
  1. deleted
  2. erased
  3. removed
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  • Padalecki, a mental health advocate, tweeted a supportive message to Hilton, but quickly deleted it following swift backlash.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to the indictment, Tunick knowingly caused the contents of his Pixel to be deleted.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of deleted
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  • The Cubs offense quickly erased the 1-0 deficit behind four consecutive hitters reaching with two outs in the top of the second.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Athletics erased a two-run deficit with a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • Griffin Jax was set to start for the Rays, but was removed hours before first pitch because of discomfort in his right elbow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When later editions were printed, most of the overt Nazi symbolism was quietly removed from the signatures.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
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