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
  • Everyone felt the sickening harsh reality that this had happened on our sovereign soil and that it was meant to be an affront to everyone who felt pride in being an American.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Gulf’s largest sovereign wealth fund is making a bigger push into alternative assets and private markets, targeting tens of billions of additional dollars into buyouts and hedge funds.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of sovereign
Adjective
  • In early 2021, after a few years as an independent hotel, the Monarch Beach Resort joined the Waldorf Astoria Collection, the luxury brand from Hilton Hotels.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That means projects that are independent as a feature, not a bug.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of independent
Adjective
  • The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That was the year LumineticsCore received the first FDA de novo clearance for an autonomous medical diagnosis — diabetic retinopathy — and began carrying malpractice insurance for its no-clinician-in-the-loop system.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of autonomous
Adjective
  • Instead, Curry connected with fans like me because, as a performer, the man seemed able to do anything, and do it with a kind of liberated abandon and eagerness to entertain.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Chalk it up to the leftover hubris of late-20th-century American empire and the grand illusion of a liberated civilization thriving behind an impenetrable fortress.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 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
  • At the separate meetings with Hun Sen and Hun Manet, Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that Myanmar was working to strengthen cooperation within ASEAN, MRTV said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Engine-builder Aerojet Rocketdyne, now split into separate companies, submitted an unsolicited offer to buy ULA for $2 billion in 2015.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 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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