as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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Recent Examples of liberation
The latter song, like many Vandross classics, is jubilant, and its exaltations of liberation and hope take on special meaning when sung by Black characters, speaking to the long struggle for freedom.
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Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
What passes for liberation is often just liberalization—the freedom of the market, in other words, which not only differs from existential freedom but sometimes negates it.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Everyone seems to agree that happiness, or at least liberation, is the noblest goal.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
Feelings of liberation and despondency clashed in Nguyen-Amigo’s chest like a head-on collision.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
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Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
What passes for liberation is often just liberalization—the freedom of the market, in other words, which not only differs from existential freedom but sometimes negates it.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Everyone seems to agree that happiness, or at least liberation, is the noblest goal.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
Feelings of liberation and despondency clashed in Nguyen-Amigo’s chest like a head-on collision.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberation
emancipation
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After Texans learned of emancipation on June 19, 1865, two developments changed the shape of the city: The rise of freedom colonies of independent, land-owning African Americans during the 1860s and '70s, as well as the arrival of the first railroad from Houston on Christmas Day, 1871.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But as a marker of emancipation, the day has carried significance for over a century, ever since Union troops rode into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and declared freedom for all the men, women and children still shackled by slavery.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 June 2025
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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