free love
noun
1
: living openly with a sexual partner without marriage
2
: sexual relations with no commitments by either partner
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Woodstock was the peak of the hippie movement, which revolved around free love, recreational drug use and opposition to the Vietnam War.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The ’60s and ’70s had free love and psychedelics.
—Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The ’60s and ’70s had free love and psychedelics.
—Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Free love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20love. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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