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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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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
Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Tutu continued his role of moral leadership after the fall of Apartheid and the election of Mandela as the first president of a liberated South Africa.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
During the Iran-Iraq war, Iran liberated its territory by 1982 but didn’t agree to a ceasefire until 1988, after hundreds of thousands of additional casualties and an international hostage crisis.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Against this backdrop, the most striking thing about Dreamers in Exile is its liberated vitality.
—Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Tutu continued his role of moral leadership after the fall of Apartheid and the election of Mandela as the first president of a liberated South Africa.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
In its most generous version, this framing presents him as a heroic figure who liberated architecture from disciplinary orthodoxy.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
During the Iran-Iraq war, Iran liberated its territory by 1982 but didn’t agree to a ceasefire until 1988, after hundreds of thousands of additional casualties and an international hostage crisis.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 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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Few details have been released, but Miami police told CBS News Miami that shortly before midnight, officers received a ShotSpotter alert near the main stage in the area of Northeast 2nd Avenue and 62nd Street.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ginn was released on $1,000 bond.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Watkins said the teen had saved money from working at McDonald's and bought the car from someone in the neighborhood, unaware it had been reported stolen.—
Ash-har Quraishi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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RapidSOS provided Manchester Dispatch with high-accuracy GPS coordinates that put rescuers within feet of the victim in subzero conditions, enabling a grueling multi-agency carry-down operation that saved the hiker’s life.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The son jumped from the roof of the home to a neighboring building, where he was rescued by firefighters on a ladder truck, Cruz said.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The contract, Manson notes, almost certainly rescued an otherwise ailing Palantir from corporate oblivion.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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