redact
verb (used with object)
redacting
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present participleof redact.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But it said those factors did not explain the long delays before work on redacting the documents began and noted the "significant resources" available to the government.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The law prohibits the department from withholding or redacting files because they could be embarrassing to public figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Of those who remain, roughly 1,000 special agents and others are said to be focused on redacting materials related to the Epstein files.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
What they’ve done is all these haphazard redactions, redacting a bunch of things they’re not supposed to redact.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
There sit Robespierre and Company, embraced by Municipals and Jacobins, in sacred right of Insurrection; redacting Proclamations; sounding tocsins; corresponding with Sections and Mother Society.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
