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
The South, for its part, responded in kind: secession swiftly forged a fractured region into a reactive unity, bound by fear of emancipation and faith in a mythic agrarian freedom.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
By definition, the eight-day Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
By definition, the eight-day Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipation
liberation
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Alfie’s liberation doesn’t go well for him, but his public disgrace can’t undo the goodwill he’s established through his championing of art.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Following his commission and completing additional training, he was stationed in Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan; and served in the Gulf War and liberation of Kuwait.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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