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adjective lib·er·at·ed \ ˈli-bə-ˌrā-təd \

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:freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles

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The object of the game isn’t to reach Liberation and Enlightenment —with a capital L and E—on some distant day, but rather to become a bit more liberated and a bit more enlightened on a not-so-distant day.

— robert wright, WIRED, "Is Mindfulness Meditation BS?," 12 Aug. 2017
Amid the concrete rubble and dust, those who survived ISIS and several months of savage combat don’t resemble a liberated people.

— andrew doran, National Review, "Bulletin from Mosul — the Mission Is Still Far from Accomplished," 14 July 2017
And Islamic State maintains a degree of free movement even in liberated areas.

— nabih bulos, latimes.com, "The 'caliphate' is all but lost, yet Islamic State's threat remains potent," 14 July 2017
In other liberated areas of Mosul, residents have begun to return from displacement camps to think about rebuilding.

— angela dewan and tim lister, CNN, "Mosul: What's next for the city ISIS left in ruins?," 10 July 2017
The IUD's first heyday dovetailed with the liberated 1960s and 70s.

— libby copeland, Smithsonian, "From Medical Pariah to Feminist Icon: The Story of the IUD," 16 June 2017
Civilians are making their way back to liberated territory, where the authorities are restoring residential buildings and infrastructure and schools, Rudskoi said.

— henry meyer, Bloomberg.com, "Top Russian General Says Syria Civil War 'Practically Stopped'," 9 June 2017
The comics in the cast -- many of whom have appeared in sitcoms -- appear liberated playing roles that strike so close to home, even if the casual racism and sexism of the time signals that this was a different era.

— brian lowry, CNN, "'I'm Dying Up Here' shines spotlight on '70s stand-up scene," 1 June 2017
There’s certainly a relationship with entrepreneurship and freedom of enterprise and creativity that’s more liberated than in France.

— rick schine, Bloomberg.com, "He Quit a $2 Million Job to Help Run France," 1 June 2017

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