freedoms

plural of freedom
1
as in independencies
the state of being free from the control or power of another we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nation's wars since its founding

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2
as in latitudes
the right to act or move freely as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach

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Recent Examples of freedoms In an onstage conversation with the endowment’s CEO, Damon Wilson, Díaz-Balart said Americans can take for granted freedoms other societies have lost. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The idea is that voting is not the only way to drive change; demonstration is considered a bedrock value, a way to make elites hear the populace and to defend freedoms. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 In fact, the main victims of these laws are liberal Muslims trying to escape the confines of their community and enjoy Western freedoms. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The potential scale made possible by Andermatt’s exceptional planning freedoms, meanwhile, transforms what is achievable. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026 There's ways to do it and still-- let Americans maintain their freedoms, and still provide protection at the highest level. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 The dehumanization of Black people represented by the persistence of Confederate iconography in mainstream culture became an underground signifier of the precariousness of the freedoms enshrined by the 14th Amendment. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 An emergency decree, signed by Hitler and Hindenburg, restricted press freedoms and public demonstrations. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Last October, their calls for clean government and more democratic freedoms had spilled over into street protests. — Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedoms
Noun
  • Kings were killed, rights proclaimed, independences declared.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • From mid-northern latitudes, Cassiopeia is high and prominent during autumn, on the opposite side of Polaris from the Big Dipper.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The weather determines everything in these southerly latitudes of Patagonia.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Lee knows that the liberties of fiction do not absolve him of a responsibility to tell the truth.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Stifling the public’s access to information necessary to help cast informed votes is a loss for American democracy and the most basic of personal liberties.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Prior to the first Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant will be required to obtain all required permits, approvals, and authorizations from the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements impacting Sunrise Boulevard.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • General guidance from the federal government states that HIPAA authorizations do not need to be notarized.
    — Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nguyen responded by starting POPS Worldwide, an entertainment company which produces, licenses, distributes, and monetizes digital content across platforms like YouTube and Facebook.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Generally, participating law enforcement agencies train officers to communicate with neurodivergent people who keep their licenses and vehicle registrations in blue envelopes.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Their achievement followed years of experimentation with gliders, propellers, and flight controls.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Russia imposed temporary export controls on helium in April to protect its domestic supply.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • DeepSeek's products for federal civilian agencies, highlighting friction in the two AI powers’ heated technology race.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Solving the problem on the international level would be difficult, as international bodies have no powers to enforce compliance.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Freedoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedoms. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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