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
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The motions for summary judgement from both sides remained redacted until further notice.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Hollander’s order does not preclude the SSA from providing DOGE with redacted or anonymized data.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office investigated Mr. Barefield’s death and found that none of its employees violated any law or policy, according to a redacted report that was released to The New York Times and The Desert Sun on Thursday.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
What’s more a redacted police report obtained by the outlet made no mention of human trafficking suspicions.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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