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as in frees
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 saves
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 liberates
Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
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Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Nuclear fusion, like in the Sun, liberates 630 trillion joules for each kilogram of hydrogen fuel.
—Big Think, 16 Feb. 2026
In addition to sparing readers a confrontation with the luminous now of the Notification Center, Cash also liberates the Flynns from the always-too-late pop-culture references that constrain many internet novels.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Nuclear fusion, like in the Sun, liberates 630 trillion joules for each kilogram of hydrogen fuel.
—Big Think, 16 Feb. 2026
In addition to sparing readers a confrontation with the luminous now of the Notification Center, Cash also liberates the Flynns from the always-too-late pop-culture references that constrain many internet novels.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberates
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Yes, Tani Oluwaseyi brings the ability to do the pressing and hard running that frees up David to be his creative self.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Moving Colton frees up $4 million of cap space for the 2026-27 season for the Avalanche.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 June 2026
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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to get within four feet for eagle on the par-five 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Ecuador has shot more goals, and met opposition from Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room, credited with 3 saves so far.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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The team also built a version of the microbe that releases human IL-10.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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Pappalardo said the staying power of the gains will ultimately be tested as the company releases quarterly earnings reports, beginning with an initial disclosure in six to eight weeks.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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After a handsome pediatrician named Steve (McConaughey) rescues Mary from oncoming traffic, the pair hit it off over the course of one impossibly romantic evening— only for Mary to discover that Steve is actually Fran's fiancé.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Drone boat rescues chopper pilots in Iran war.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Liberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberates. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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