declassify
verb
de·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
declassified; declassifying; declassifies
: to remove or reduce the security classification of
declassify a secret document
Examples of declassify in a Sentence
The government has not yet declassified that information.
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Right, but Congress passed and the Biden administration signed an order declassifying the information concerning the lab leak theory and the issues with respect to COVID origins.
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
It was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency, John Ratcliffe, who was sworn in Thursday as director.
—David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
But a source with knowledge of discussions to declassify documents related to King’s assassination tells CNN the family would prefer the government wait to release them.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
It was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Trump’s pick to lead the agency, John Ratcliffe, who was sworn in Thursday as director.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
It was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency, John Ratcliffe, who was sworn in Thursday as director.
—David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
But a source with knowledge of discussions to declassify documents related to King’s assassination tells CNN the family would prefer the government wait to release them.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
It was declassified and released Saturday on the orders of President Trump’s pick to lead the agency, John Ratcliffe, who was sworn in Thursday as director.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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