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as in released
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys
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as in saved
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery
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Recent Examples of liberated
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
The wounds from discovering torture chambers and mass graves of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in the liberated territories were still fresh.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Different versions of the nude Madonna might show a ghastly object of both fear and desire, or a liberated subject.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Those still alive have been staggering out of liberated prisons, limping and running toward family and freedom.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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And now that legions of fans have gotten to see the film, Grande and Erivo are feeling liberated, ready to answer the remaining burning questions about the production.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
The wounds from discovering torture chambers and mass graves of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in the liberated territories were still fresh.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Different versions of the nude Madonna might show a ghastly object of both fear and desire, or a liberated subject.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Those still alive have been staggering out of liberated prisons, limping and running toward family and freedom.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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What critics miss is the decades of effort by Bezos to create a network This freed him from the need to tell people what to do.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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In-ho shot Jun-ho, who fell off a cliff but survived and was rescued by a fisherman.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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