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emancipated

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verb

past tense of emancipate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emancipated
Verb
Winter was legally emancipated and declared an adult at age 17 in 2015. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1775, his first enslaver sold him to the commander of Framingham's Minute Men, who emancipated him, and Salem went on to fight at Lexington and Concord. Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026 The long shadow of the occupation Twenty-three years after George Bush and Tony Blair resolved that Iraqis were to be emancipated, the country remains captive to a masquerade of power. Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026 When Winter was 14 years old, she was placed in the care of her older sister and three years later, she was legally emancipated. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Once the Southern Crescent pulled into the station, all trains bound north were emancipated from Jim Crow laws. Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court. Fraidy Reiss, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 Even those who emancipated the theory from complex numbers admit that the latter are a natural fit. Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025 Nev, who’s now 17 and emancipated, returns to Avan Island. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipated
Adjective
  • Instead, Curry connected with fans like me because, as a performer, the man seemed able to do anything, and do it with a kind of liberated abandon and eagerness to entertain.
    Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Chalk it up to the leftover hubris of late-20th-century American empire and the grand illusion of a liberated civilization thriving behind an impenetrable fortress.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But Inuma said his family still does not feel safe and fears what could happen if those convicted were eventually freed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Firefighters eventually freed the bear, which escaped into nearby Pike National Forest before wildlife officials could relocate it.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children.
    Janet Barber, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times.
    James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
Verb
  • Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Two crew members from the cargo ship MV Ocean Winner were rescued late Saturday while three ships were deployed to conduct surface searches for the remaining crew members in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Climbers of the 12,388 feet-tall (3,776 meters) volcano have had to be rescued after suffering altitude sickness in the past.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Emancipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipated. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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