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as in released
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
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Cause of the issue In a post-flight analysis of the Artemis 1 heat shield, NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during Orion's speedy reentry.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
And God Created Woman had a major impact on the liberated screen romances of the next decade, including those made by the French New Wave.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
Trump’s tariffs were advertised as a revenue source liberated from the restraints imposed by Article I of the Constitution.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Cause of the issue In a post-flight analysis of the Artemis 1 heat shield, NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during Orion's speedy reentry.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
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Freedom after a year Upon leaving prison, several of the freed cadets described their release as bittersweet, noting that many detainees remain behind bars.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The freed electrons drift toward readout planes at either end, creating a detailed 3D image of each particle’s trajectory.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Officials have not released the identities or ages of the two people killed or the 14 people injured.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Officials have not yet released further operational details about the aircraft involved or the broader security situation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Like a mangrove in a hurricane, that root structure that bound them together may very well be what saved it all.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Her insistence also is part of what saved Malinovsky’s life.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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Its 24 crew members were rescued.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of people have been rescued so far and the cause is unclear.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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