freeborn

adjective

Definition of freebornnext
as in sovereign

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Recent Examples of freeborn Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children. — Janet Barber, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2021 Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. — James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeborn
  1. sovereign
  2. independent
  3. autonomous
  4. liberated
  5. freed
  6. separate
  7. freestanding
  8. self-governed
Adjective
  • About 90% of the investor base of the company, including Larry Ellison, the Oracle billionaire and father of Skydance CEO David Ellison, as well as RedBird Capital, Middle East sovereign wealth funds and other backers, did not receive the warrants.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund isn’t slowing its dealmaking, a senior executive said, even as the Iran war gutted the state’s revenue by 42% in the first half of the year.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sovereign
Adjective
  • Its members are independent producers, with no studios, conglomerates or state bodies involved.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Nearby, the Arts District and Fashion District with ever evolving galleries and independent boutiques showcasing the city's creative energy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of independent
Adjective
  • Its next step is to extend that experience into a broader range of autonomous defense systems.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Removing a target, not all threats Iraqi Kurdistan, officially called the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is a semi-autonomous federal region of the country and shares borders with Iran, Turkey and Syria.
    — Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of autonomous
Adjective
  • The slide-out kitchen stores away under the bed so as not to take up any of the liberated floor space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The liberated bundle then touches down somewhere else in the genome, where native DNA repair processes paste it in.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of liberated
Adjective
  • The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Definition of freed
Adjective
  • Corniel’s new settlement does not resolve separate wrongful death claims brought on behalf of Drakeo’s young son, Caiden Caldwell, by the child’s guardian.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Matt Schnaars, president of platform distribution and partnerships for NBCUniversal, reinforced Shapiro’s observations in a separate session.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of separate
Adjective
  • Stepping away momentarily from the ultralight freestanding tents that have really been having their moment in recent years, Zpacks presents its latest non-freestanding backpacking tent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • Patel has moved forward on several more freestanding locations that include one now open in Donelson.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of freestanding
Adjective
  • Villa Marin is self-governed by its residents who own their apartments and pay an average of $6,000 a month in HOA fees.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If individuals are self-governed and do the right thing, less laws and cameras are needed.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of self-governed

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