Hiding Posts - and hiding them from search

We are trying to figure out moderated content - especially for two of our spaces where members can submit content that needs to be approved. We know that clicking "Remove" will delete any post that is submitted. 

It appears that clicking Hide will hide the post from members (and moderators and admins will see it, as described here). However, we do not then want that article to be searchable in the top search, nor appear in post blocks. Is there a way to hide it from search for members? We like the idea of having the content still exist - and not be totally deleted - but don't want it to be visible/findable by anyone but the author or staff. 

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