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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
Actually, this reality can be liberating.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
In less than a decade, Cabral united more than a million Guineans in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, liberating three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea-Bissau and inspiring other African nations to rebel and claim their independence.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Detouring into satire would give that notion some pause and would give my writing some wings, liberating me from self-consciousness and untethering me from reality.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
But liberating humans from work would also mean liberating them from their paychecks.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Blazy’s new silhouette for the house achieved exactly that by anchoring the form at the hips, liberating the upper body and waist, while enabling the skirts to emphasize the length of the leg and the amplitude of each step.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
But there was something liberating about the combination of maximum detail and minimum time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Reframing failure in this way is liberating.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
In less than a decade, Cabral united more than a million Guineans in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, liberating three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea-Bissau and inspiring other African nations to rebel and claim their independence.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Detouring into satire would give that notion some pause and would give my writing some wings, liberating me from self-consciousness and untethering me from reality.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
But liberating humans from work would also mean liberating them from their paychecks.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Blazy’s new silhouette for the house achieved exactly that by anchoring the form at the hips, liberating the upper body and waist, while enabling the skirts to emphasize the length of the leg and the amplitude of each step.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
But there was something liberating about the combination of maximum detail and minimum time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Reframing failure in this way is liberating.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberating
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Ten-year-olds are saving their allowances for $70 moisturizers and $90 serums, mimicking influencer routines meant for adults.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Cincinnati fire personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Spruill was determined to have died at the scene.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Netflix sci-fi show will be releasing the final season in three parts.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Roosevelt did this by releasing a controversial message to Congress, mainly about trusts and corporate corruption, around the same time that Hughes gave a speech about his own political future.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rescue operations continue During the weekend, Cuban authorities continued rescuing people who were trapped by the flooding.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Liberating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberating. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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