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as in freeing
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 saving
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 liberating
Spirits of independence can be found throughout the week starting with two progressive and liberating comedy shows on Sunday, Joke Sistas and Comedy Bang!
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
His skepticism is enlightening, as few artists feel better positioned to discuss the gap between what looks threatening and what turns out to be liberating.
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Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Secretary Hegseth seemed in his remarks to link immigration to the legacy of the D-Day landings by Allied forces who were liberating Europe from the Nazis.
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CBS News,
7 June 2026
The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
On the one hand, the newfound freedom is liberating.
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Ashlee Gadd,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
The Ukrainian Armed Forces eventually pushed the Russians out, liberating the site in early April 2022.
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Benjamin MacK-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
That audience members, by virtue of access to a camera, keyboard, and the Internet, can capture, compile, edit, frame, and package an event as news without any regard to journalistic ethics is liberating and constraining at the same time.
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Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Clearing them out can be liberating and make room for new, realistic goals.
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Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
His skepticism is enlightening, as few artists feel better positioned to discuss the gap between what looks threatening and what turns out to be liberating.
—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Secretary Hegseth seemed in his remarks to link immigration to the legacy of the D-Day landings by Allied forces who were liberating Europe from the Nazis.
—
CBS News,
7 June 2026
The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
On the one hand, the newfound freedom is liberating.
—
Ashlee Gadd,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
The Ukrainian Armed Forces eventually pushed the Russians out, liberating the site in early April 2022.
—
Benjamin MacK-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
That audience members, by virtue of access to a camera, keyboard, and the Internet, can capture, compile, edit, frame, and package an event as news without any regard to journalistic ethics is liberating and constraining at the same time.
—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Clearing them out can be liberating and make room for new, realistic goals.
—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberating
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ChatGPT offers practical tools to streamline hiring busywork, freeing recruiters for crucial decisions.
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Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
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With potentially record-breaking heat coming to Washington, DC on the Fourth of July, people wanting to catch fireworks by saving an early spot on the National Mall will have a lot of waiting to do.
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The sheriff's office says that deputies and workers extricated the man and attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Listen to the Obama playlists Barack Obama is known for releasing his songs of the summer playlist each year, and his end-of-year favorites in books, movies and music.
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The news comes as the series heads into its final two episodes of season one, with the finale releasing on July 3.
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While removing the screen and battery means some embodied carbon is still wasted, rescuing the board still represents a massive win for circularity.
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International teams have continued to flood into the country in recent days to boost the search efforts, with the critical 72-hour window for rescuing people still trapped beneath the rubble having passed.
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“Liberating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberating. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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