as in to liberate
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
under the cover of darkness animal rights activists emancipated the inhabitants of the mink ranch
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Recent Examples of emancipate
Some of the cattle roaming the marsh are rumored to be the feral descendants of herds emancipated two decades ago by Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall about five miles upriver.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The federal government's few attempts to transition the recently emancipated into the postwar economy were inadequate, historians believe.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Creators could become emancipated from their platofrms, and communities develop not just social but real currencies.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Abolitionists, farmers, emancipated Blacks, mechanics, prohibitionists, and populists all used fusion voting during the 19th century to make sure that their voices were heard by their fellow citizens as well as the leaders of this vast, diverse nation.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The federal government's few attempts to transition the recently emancipated into the postwar economy were inadequate, historians believe.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Creators could become emancipated from their platofrms, and communities develop not just social but real currencies.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Abolitionists, farmers, emancipated Blacks, mechanics, prohibitionists, and populists all used fusion voting during the 19th century to make sure that their voices were heard by their fellow citizens as well as the leaders of this vast, diverse nation.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipate
Verb
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But liberating humans from work would also mean liberating them from their paychecks.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Steve Buckley argues that Maye has liberated the Patriots from their past with that scintillating win over the Bills on Sunday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If space is limited, move the hamper to a nearby hallway or bedroom closet to free up visual space.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
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Aligned on the right edge, Burns expertly worked a stunt with Abdul Carter that freed him up to dump Hurts for an 8-yard loss.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This and that Four Dolphins who were released by the team in August had workouts or visits elsewhere on Friday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Though the administration has released batches of files to the House Oversight Committee, Democrats point out that most of the information provided to the committee had already been public knowledge.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of the war, more than 150 hostages were freed during ceasefires, either in the first two or the current one, and more than a half dozen were rescued during Israeli operations in Gaza, The Washington Post noted.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile Oakland County first responders had to rescue a deer that made it to the median of Interstate 75 and then couldn't escape.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Open primaries would enfranchise more than a million New York voters, who are disproportionately young and represent communities of color.—
John Avlon,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
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About a year after the infirmary team returned to the United States, the 19th Amendment became law, enfranchising 27 million women, the largest expansion of voting rights in American history.—
Amy Sohn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Just this summer, in June, the board approved moving seventh- and eighth-grade students from yellow school buses to the Metro in a move that saves CPS almost $3 million per year.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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That is, aside from the hijinks of Trump trying to kill his unborn baby to save his nights at Mar-a-Lago.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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McMahon is prepared to loosen even more rules on the money.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Something in the earth seemed to loosen its grip.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tubman’s father had been manumitted by his owner, but Brodess had inherited Tubman, hiring her and her siblings out to neighbors for seasonal work, whether trapping muskrats or clearing land.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
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Grant would manumit his one enslaved servant, William Jones, in 1859.—
Harold Holzer,
WSJ,
1 Jan. 2024
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“Emancipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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