as in liberation
the act of setting free from slavery
a book discussing the role that emancipation played in the nation's history
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Recent Examples of emancipation
And that was his emancipation proclamation, which promised freedom to anybody who was owned by a patriot who was willing to fight for the king.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Many of these letters were delivered by enslaved African Americans, some of whom were forced in the years before emancipation to serve as messengers going relatively short distances between plantations and towns.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
With no battles fought in that area, Union troops may not have been there by May 1865 to enforce emancipation.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
When Thompson died, his will provided for Ross' eventual emancipation, who then settled nearby the Thompson estate.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Many of these letters were delivered by enslaved African Americans, some of whom were forced in the years before emancipation to serve as messengers going relatively short distances between plantations and towns.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
With no battles fought in that area, Union troops may not have been there by May 1865 to enforce emancipation.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
When Thompson died, his will provided for Ross' eventual emancipation, who then settled nearby the Thompson estate.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipation
liberation
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But even when locked in a tense, deadly standoff with the vicious Barbie, Moulin doesn’t break, and his courage and silence helps lead to the liberation of France, while leaving behind a new spirit of strength and resistance.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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The Queen's most recent appearance before her latest hospitalization was at a May 4 peace service at the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen for the 80th anniversary of Denmark’s liberation.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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