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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
James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
These can absorb liberated oxygen and convert it into uranium oxide instead of carbon dioxide.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
In 1933, Germany's Nazi government established its first concentration camp in the town of Dachau, ostensibly for political prisoners; Dachau held more than 200,000 prisoners and more than 40,000 died there before American forces liberated the camp in April 1945.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Mapping his passes received shows just how liberated Rogers is when searching for the ball.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
These can absorb liberated oxygen and convert it into uranium oxide instead of carbon dioxide.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
As Liu tells it, the insight that liberated her didn’t have to do with skating at all.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
In 1933, Germany's Nazi government established its first concentration camp in the town of Dachau, ostensibly for political prisoners; Dachau held more than 200,000 prisoners and more than 40,000 died there before American forces liberated the camp in April 1945.
—ABC News, 3 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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Police released images of the suspect described as a man between 40 and 49 years of age, about 5-feet-9 to 5-feet-10, weighing about 150 pounds.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Investors may catch their breath next week as earnings season winds down and only a few meaningful economic reports are released.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of lives could potentially be saved and improved over the years if the invention, now in the advanced stage, were approved.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pemberton saved electric guitars, present nowhere else in the score, for exactly that beat.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters rescued a dog from a 12-foot deep sinkhole in Falmouth, Massachusetts.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Officials said 57 soldiers were rescued alive from the crash site in the remote municipality of Puerto Leguizamo and were being treated for their injuries in the capital Bogota and elsewhere.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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