liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group
women's liberation
Examples of liberation in a Sentence
The liberation of the city took weeks.
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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Anne Frank The Exhibition opened on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest death camp.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Turski was among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors and spoke during observances last month marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
—Vanessa Gera, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Hemingway was at that moment, in the late forties, by several leagues the most famous and revered of American writers, not merely a literary figure but a national one, for his engagement with the Spanish Civil War and then with the liberation of Paris.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Jane Lyles, Priscilla Marshall and their respective children thus demonstrate the possibilities and limits of the liberation brought by the American Civil War.
—Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Turski was among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors and spoke during observances last month marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
—Vanessa Gera, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Hemingway was at that moment, in the late forties, by several leagues the most famous and revered of American writers, not merely a literary figure but a national one, for his engagement with the Spanish Civil War and then with the liberation of Paris.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Jane Lyles, Priscilla Marshall and their respective children thus demonstrate the possibilities and limits of the liberation brought by the American Civil War.
—Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberation
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌlib-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights for a group
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