as in empowered
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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfranchised
Adjective
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Saturn in Aries activates your relationship with money, values, and self-worth, beginning a new phase of building stability from a more empowered place.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026 -
An empowered landscape creates empowered people, and the reverse is also true.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Many providers appreciate being freed from taking notes while talking to patients, but emerging evidence suggests the efficiency gains may be modest.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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They were later freed by passersby and Caltrans workers.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But Indra Hang Subba, a parliamentary legislator from Sikkim, says such delays are inherent to India's democratic system.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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Currently, there's no democratic counterweight.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cause of the issue In a post-flight analysis of the Artemis 1 heat shield, NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during Orion's speedy reentry.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Less than a week after their arrival, a small American unit of roughly two dozen soldiers liberated the camp.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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More details on battery size, electric range, performance figures, and pricing will be released closer to its Australian launch in late 2026.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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But on Sunday, Torquay released a statement apologising to the fans, while also saying the issue had been a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with them.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The actress would go on to struggle with addiction issues and in February 1991, emancipated herself at the age of 14.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Firefighters rescued one occupant from the apartment where the fire started and performed lifesaving measures, along with medics, for 40 minutes, Willie said, but the man died at the scene.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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Six members of the group survived and were rescued.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Enfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchised. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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