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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
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.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Once the Southern Crescent pulled into the station, all trains bound north were emancipated from Jim Crow laws.
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Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.
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Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Even those who emancipated the theory from complex numbers admit that the latter are a natural fit.
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Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
Nev, who’s now 17 and emancipated, returns to Avan Island.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
Escape, betrayal and onward to Freedom Quarles self-emancipated in 1842 on the same day this country celebrates its independence — July 4.
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La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
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.
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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
Escape, betrayal and onward to Freedom Quarles self-emancipated in 1842 on the same day this country celebrates its independence — July 4.
—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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.
—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipated
Adjective
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And there were already many claims being made for the nearly $4 billion worth of liberated slaves.
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Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.
Verb
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Two years ago, a judge freed Anthony Bailey after 27 years in the federal penitentiary, giving him a second chance at life.
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After 42 years behind bars, Mayes is now being freed.
Adjective
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Additionally, Thomas Downing, a freeborn son of enslaved parents, elevated the oyster to fine dining fare at his oyster house, which also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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The site will also showcase regional heroes of the Underground Railroad, including the work of Smith, a freeborn woman with African American heritage who spent 21 years of her life as Stevens’ house manager and confidante (and, some speculate, his common-law wife).
Verb
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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Just as high school and college graduates hit the job market this summer, a research initiative has released a pair of Top 10 lists that rank the best employers for new grads seeking first jobs.
Verb
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Those who have been rescued were receiving medical treatment a local health clinics, Duque said.
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The final four boys and their coach were safely rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in the Chiang Rai province of northern Thailand.
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“Emancipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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