redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.—
Scott Horton
Scott HortonExamples of redacted in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The memos are required to be publicly released with the taxpayer’s information removed, and this one was more heavily redacted than usual.
—Paul Kiel, Fortune, 11 May 2024
Hughes provided a redacted copy of the notice, dated March 17, 2022, which says tenants will have to start paying their own rent starting the next month.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
In the center of the room sits a stack of redacted documents concerning dead First Nations Australians, separated from its surroundings by a ring of water—an island in an island.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
According to a redacted probable cause affidavit, Barwick wanted Smith out of the house, and the two got into an altercation.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
In addition to the seven redacted papers, the institute asked for corrections in 31 papers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday before Circuit Judge Alberto Milian, but the matter was rescheduled to Tuesday morning because the prosecution did not provide all redacted discovery to the defense.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Some victims’ names remain redacted due to the sensitive nature of the crimes, according to court filings.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Two people whose name appears in the records have been given additional time to make arguments to the court as to why their names should stay redacted.
—David B. Caruso, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Paul Kiel, Fortune, 11 May 2024
Hughes provided a redacted copy of the notice, dated March 17, 2022, which says tenants will have to start paying their own rent starting the next month.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
In the center of the room sits a stack of redacted documents concerning dead First Nations Australians, separated from its surroundings by a ring of water—an island in an island.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
According to a redacted probable cause affidavit, Barwick wanted Smith out of the house, and the two got into an altercation.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
In addition to the seven redacted papers, the institute asked for corrections in 31 papers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday before Circuit Judge Alberto Milian, but the matter was rescheduled to Tuesday morning because the prosecution did not provide all redacted discovery to the defense.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Some victims’ names remain redacted due to the sensitive nature of the crimes, according to court filings.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Two people whose name appears in the records have been given additional time to make arguments to the court as to why their names should stay redacted.
—David B. Caruso, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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