as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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Recent Examples of liberation
The new version updates the story with Cunio’s liberation last October.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
After all, scholars have been assuring us for years that disco was a site of subversion, liberation, and transgression, and yet these findings clearly did not trouble the MAGA gang.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Their work, which reexamines the boundaries of Black liberation, is inspired by René Magritte, Dorothea Tanning, and Kerry James Marshall, as well as their Nigerian heritage.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
But Ukraine’s successes came to a halt after the liberation of Kherson in November 2022.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
After all, scholars have been assuring us for years that disco was a site of subversion, liberation, and transgression, and yet these findings clearly did not trouble the MAGA gang.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Their work, which reexamines the boundaries of Black liberation, is inspired by René Magritte, Dorothea Tanning, and Kerry James Marshall, as well as their Nigerian heritage.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
But Ukraine’s successes came to a halt after the liberation of Kherson in November 2022.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberation
emancipation
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What followed was emancipation without resources and citizenship without enforcement.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the president used the occasion not to remember emancipation but to complain that America had too many holidays.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberation. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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