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Recent Examples of enfranchise Some other states specifically prohibit localities from enfranchising noncitizens. Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Thus enfranchised, Hackman took on Richard Harris’ elegant killer English Bob with gusto, mixing in a bravura oratorical gavotte with ample kicks to the ribs, and summoning the Best Supporting Actor trophy. Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025 After the Third Reform Act of 1884, six of 10 adult Englishmen were enfranchised. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Millions were enfranchised when women got the vote in 1920, but Black women were mostly excluded from voting due to legal discrimination. JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for enfranchise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfranchise
Verb
  • The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taken together, the two programs free older workers for the flexible opportunities often available with smaller companies or nonprofits with traditionally lower pay.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This helped free Nacua up for a 24-yard gain into the red zone.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This year’s results covering 2023 and 2024, which were shared exclusively with Forbes, will be released tomorrow.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Agents detained two suspects – including one at the scene of the crime – but later released them and cleared them of any involvement.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The federal government's few attempts to transition the recently emancipated into the postwar economy were inadequate, historians believe.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Juventus managed to come from behind to rescue a 4-4 draw against visiting Borussia Dortmund thanks to a late equalizer by Lloyd Kelly (90+6’).
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Lions Tigers & Bears’ mission is to rescue and care for big cats and exotic animals, with a team of veterinarians, groundskeepers, administrative staff and approximately 300 volunteers.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her efforts saved the animal’s life and landed her in her hometown newspaper, The Mountain Eagle, which was the first to write about the dramatic rescue and resuscitation.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These annual gifts can also reduce the size of your taxable estate, saving more of your lifetime exemption for future inheritances.
    Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Enfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchise. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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