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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During his time as director of national intelligence, Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence information that claimed Hillary Clinton approved a plan to link Trump to Russia and the Democratic National Committee cyberattacks in 2016.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Intelligence reports declassified by Iohannis allege that Russian operatives coordinated thousands of fake social media accounts to boost Georgescu's popularity, particularly on TikTok.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Among proposals to more swiftly declassify records and change government surveillance programs, former FBI and Justice Department officials’ biggest concern is that the agency could lose its independence, writes The Hill’s Rebecca Beitsch.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Two months later, Patel’s claimed Trump declassifying documents were included in the FBI’s affidavit laying out why the FBI believed a broad search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was warranted.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Intelligence reports declassified by Iohannis allege that Russian operatives coordinated thousands of fake social media accounts to boost Georgescu's popularity, particularly on TikTok.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Among proposals to more swiftly declassify records and change government surveillance programs, former FBI and Justice Department officials’ biggest concern is that the agency could lose its independence, writes The Hill’s Rebecca Beitsch.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Two months later, Patel’s claimed Trump declassifying documents were included in the FBI’s affidavit laying out why the FBI believed a broad search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was warranted.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Declassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declassify. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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