1
as in independence
the state of being free from the control or power of another
we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nation's wars since its founding
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as in latitude
the right to act or move freely
as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach
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Recent Examples of freedom
Kids get the freedom to explore new music and create playlists without affecting the main account's recommendations.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Channels in France and around the world lapped up his final moments of freedom, with coverage capturing him leaving his swanky Paris home to make the journey to prison.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The original White Collar saw Caffrey collaborate with Burke and the FBI in exchange for his freedom — often while working an angle of his own.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
And there’s a little bit of freedom.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Channels in France and around the world lapped up his final moments of freedom, with coverage capturing him leaving his swanky Paris home to make the journey to prison.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The original White Collar saw Caffrey collaborate with Burke and the FBI in exchange for his freedom — often while working an angle of his own.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
And there’s a little bit of freedom.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedom
Noun
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Presidents have wide latitude to deploy the Guard, and protection of federal property is an obvious justification in this season of violent hostility to ICE.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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As if this weren’t enough reason to look up, Comet SWAN will make its own cameo further east, and if weather permits, the northern lights could ripple across high-latitude skies, painting them with ribbons of green and pink.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Ukraine says Russia is waging an imperial war of conquest to eradicate Ukrainian sovereignty and identity, and illegally bring it under Kremlin control.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than 15,000 Haitians lost their lives fighting against the United States’ seizure of Haitian sovereignty, including Charlemagne Péralte, the subject of Yveline Alexis’s engrossing and tragic account of the Occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers from both major political parties have expressed concerns about Trump ordering the military actions without receiving authorization from Congress or providing many details.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Employees represented by United Auto Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant workers will hold a strike authorization vote next week, following the company’s final offer last month.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Now, this was very far from ending occupation or achieving Palestinian liberty, but those were concessions that Israel made as a result of Palestinian resistance.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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The catch is that instead of writing the first draft of your college English paper, this document can determine someone’s liberty in court.—
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And a lot of that dialogue on the show, especially between my character, Gloria, and Rob Reiner's character, Mike, her husband, were about women's liberation.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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In his case, though, the genre bending seems to have been born not so much of liberation as necessity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedom. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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