1
as in voluntarily
of one's own free will
I will freely give my life for my country
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2
as in easily
without difficulty
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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Recent Examples of freely
To be at the top of your game, your neck needs to move freely and decisively.
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Julia Ries, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Students must be allowed to freely share their opinions and be prepared to hear a range of views during their studies, Arif Ahmed, free speech director for the regulator, said in a statement.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
In these isolated patches, rodents and other tick hosts can thrive, safe from large predators, which need more habitat to move freely.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Open-source generally refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Julia Ries, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Students must be allowed to freely share their opinions and be prepared to hear a range of views during their studies, Arif Ahmed, free speech director for the regulator, said in a statement.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
In these isolated patches, rodents and other tick hosts can thrive, safe from large predators, which need more habitat to move freely.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Open-source generally refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for freely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freely
Adverb
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But fueled up and carrying cruise missiles, the aircraft were easily set ablaze and destroyed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Customers also rave at how easily the powder dissolves in a morning coffee, oatmeal, and more without any chalkiness or clumpy texture.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Why should they be expected to leave easy 340B money on the table?—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The Clifton 10 is still a Hoka with its fat midsole, but that performance feature is becoming stylistically mainstream, and all that cushioning makes day-long walking easy.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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California needs a new model that can adapt to unpredictable conditions and store supplies efficiently.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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As a result, the system will not work properly or efficiently.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Without a readily available labor force of skilled sewists, individuals must be recruited into the field and then trained.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
30 June 2025
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In states that have money for fire suppression readily available, contractors may be more confident that they’ll be paid on time.—
Sarah Cutler
June 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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