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
Everyone from beginners and active students to longtime scholars of Black liberation will find valuable and timely lessons in this book.
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Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
And so begins a new part of the tale: a dystopian chapter written in the language of liberation.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
The explosion of sentiment from the pro-Palestinian side, which seized on the moment as an opportunity to call for Palestinian liberation, took many by surprise.
—New York Times, 25 July 2025
Following liberation from Japan in 1945, the nation was divided into North and South Korea, each zone supervised respectively by the Soviet Union and the United States.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
And so begins a new part of the tale: a dystopian chapter written in the language of liberation.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
The explosion of sentiment from the pro-Palestinian side, which seized on the moment as an opportunity to call for Palestinian liberation, took many by surprise.
—New York Times, 25 July 2025
Following liberation from Japan in 1945, the nation was divided into North and South Korea, each zone supervised respectively by the Soviet Union and the United States.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberation
emancipation
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The son had requested emancipation from Gaviola and obtained a domestic violence protection order against her from the Fresno County Superior Court.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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Each of the 1800s-era houses — three of which are now UNESCO Sites of Memory — offers a window into a different chapter of Black life in Houston, from enslavement to emancipation.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberation. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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