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Recent Examples of liberation Thompson’s portraits, snapped some 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, captures in many ways what words cannot. Malina Saval, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025 Now, over 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Lowell looks back on a life that was split into two parts — the before and after. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 Because its long-range artillery was believed to be crucial for the liberation of Boston, the fort became exceedingly tempting to raid. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025 But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance. Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for liberation
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emancipation
Noun
  • Lawler: Long before Lord Dunmore promised emancipation to those enslaved, those in bondage already were fleeing to British lines.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But Brendle took it on as a vehicle to tell a more global story of female emancipation, empowerment, and rights.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberation. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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