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as in choices
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
the director agreed to make the film only on the condition that she be given complete autonomy for the casting
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as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another
finding the mother country's treatment of them oppressive and intolerable, the 13 British colonies made the momentous decision to seek autonomy
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Noun
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Nonhormonal choices such as copper IUDs and diaphragms can be invasive and bring undesirable side effects of their own.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Color design is increasingly moving from trend-chasing choices to intentional restraint.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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With the award, Washington is being recognized for her dedication to advocating for civic engagement and the protection of democratic freedoms.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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So, at the heart of these uprisings in 2022, and even before that, women played a central role in seeking justice and trying to push towards greater freedoms.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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Who accused educators and epidemiologists and public health experts of stripping away our freedom and personal liberties.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cue the post-Covid tension between public health measures and individual liberties.—
Eric Boodman,
STAT,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Autonomies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autonomies. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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