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liberated

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verb

past tense of liberate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of liberated
Adjective
In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Patrons unwilling to feel quite so liberated can leave their bathrobes on all evening long, Hart says. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
The capital of Luxembourg was liberated on September 10, 1944, but Grand Duchess Charlotte was able to return home a few months later, on April 14, 1945. — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Indeed, by then, the hypnotic spell had been cast across all of Europe, including on those liberated from the drab tyrannies of actually existing socialism. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for liberated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
Adjective
  • The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) released the material.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Porsche is best known for its traditional sports cars like the 911, but the automaker has released several longroofs over the years, including, over the last decade, variants of the Panamera and Taycan.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Live Healthy Chicago aims to turn 130/80 and 1,000 into a movement transforming a silent epidemic into a celebration of lives saved.
    — Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • It's already been tried out on 22 aircraft in Lufthansa Group's own Boeing 777 fleet, where it is reported to have saved up to 19 tonnes of fuel per day.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Four people were rescued and one person remained missing Wednesday night after the crash of a medevac helicopter off Catalina Island, authorities said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Video released Wednesday morning captured the moments when a Kansas City Police Department detective and a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy rescued a man from a pickup truck that was engulfed in flames.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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