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to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys
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as in saved
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery
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Recent Examples of liberated
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Very permissive, very liberated, radical, allowed to follow any impulse, no matter how strange.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Schloss and her mother Fritzi survived until the camp was liberated by Soviet troops in 1945.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Following openers Chanel Beads and The Japanese House, the New Zealand singer delivered a liberated 90-minute set fueled by her breathy, conversational vocals and raw, unpredictable movements.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Very permissive, very liberated, radical, allowed to follow any impulse, no matter how strange.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hudson, for her part, felt liberated.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Schloss and her mother Fritzi survived until the camp was liberated by Soviet troops in 1945.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
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The freed people were forced out of Mercer County.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council said a blood transfusion saved her mother's life.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Yeah, it’s been saved on my Pinterest board for months.—
Olivia Cefalu,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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An injured mountain lion cub was rescued from a Castaic neighborhood on Wednesday, hours after it was spotted lying in the road by neighbors in the area.—
Hunter Sowards,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nigerian soldiers also rescued 62 hostages in a separate operation in the country's northwest region on Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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