as in liberation
the act of setting free from slavery
a book discussing the role that emancipation played in the nation's history
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Recent Examples of emancipation
Venerable said the goal was not to frame Black cowboy history only through pain or exclusion, but through endurance and achievement, including families – like his own —who stayed connected to land and livestock long after emancipation.
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Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
This one being of post-war emancipation, when the convergent forces of wanting to achieve a sun tan and wanting to show some skin became newly acceptable among socially progressive young people.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Believe me, this concept of child emancipation… I was intrigued.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
In America and parts of Europe, Jews experienced emancipation and economic mobilization and sought ways to integrate into their local national communities.
—Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
This one being of post-war emancipation, when the convergent forces of wanting to achieve a sun tan and wanting to show some skin became newly acceptable among socially progressive young people.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Believe me, this concept of child emancipation… I was intrigued.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
In America and parts of Europe, Jews experienced emancipation and economic mobilization and sought ways to integrate into their local national communities.
—Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emancipation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipation
liberation
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From the roles played by the likes of John Wayne and Kevin Costner, the fantasy of the cowboy mentality—that an individual can dole out his own form of justice, and that without order comes liberation—persists.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Because liberation worked out to be a competitive advantage.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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