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adjective

as in liberated

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verb

past tense of emancipate
as in freed
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 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
  1. liberated
  2. freed
  3. freeborn
  4. released
  5. rescued
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
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • Just that 30-second interaction in Bobby’s office totally freed me up.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An airport employee and officers freed the pilot from his parachute and pulled him from the plane, police said.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of freed
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
Definition of freeborn
Verb
  • First released in arcades in 1999, the game puts players behind the wheel of a fearless cabbie racing the clock through chaotic city streets — flying off ramps, dodging traffic, and chasing tips with punk-rock energy.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The White House has an opaque system in place where AI companies can voluntarily submit their latest models for government review up to 30 days before they are publicly released.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • After the fire department shared a video of Suki’s rescue on its Facebook page, commenters shared their own stories of their furry friends being rescued.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • According to the San Francisco Fire Department, all three onboard were rescued and received care from paramedics.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rescued

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“Emancipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipated. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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