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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
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 2025
An album that presents itself as stark and liberated feels too much like a product of creative compromise.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
She was liberated at 7 years old and went on to share her story, speaking and writing about her experience and creating the South Florida organization in 1991.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Each name had more meaning than just a liberated village.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 2025
An album that presents itself as stark and liberated feels too much like a product of creative compromise.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Adjective
The shelter, along with their Animal Law Enforcement were able to obtain access to the dogs and liberated them.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
She was liberated at 7 years old and went on to share her story, speaking and writing about her experience and creating the South Florida organization in 1991.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
Verb
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Only a small fraction of the nearly 150 hostages released from Gaza in the past two years have been directly freed by Israeli military operations, with the rest freed through Qatari and Egyptian mediation.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Playing someone who is so electric has freed me to take up space in new ways as an actor.—
Akili King,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gibson saved one match point with a lob, but missed on a backhand on the second one and Brough won 6-1, 3-6, 9-7.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every animal is photographed, and everything from mats of fur to overgrown nail clippings are bagged and saved.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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D4vd, who first went viral on TikTok, released his debut album in April.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, just 10 days after being rescued, Maple had a surprise in store.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just over 1,500 children have been rescued from Russia, with almost half of those facilitated by Save Ukraine, a charity dedicated to the return of Russian children who helped Katya get back to Ukrainian territory after her weekslong ordeal in the military camp.—
Guy Davies,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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