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 movie Pressure, Anthony Maras' screen adaptation of David Haig's acclaimed 2014 play, comes to the big screen in time for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, carving out a place in the pantheon of films about the World War II liberation of Western Europe away from the action on the beaches.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
A lot of people had been struggling for liberation all over the country, not just on the coasts, not just in Ivy Leagues, but regular people, real-world people.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Its war-like rhythms and relentless pulse give the work a vigorous sense of liberation.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
A lot of people had been struggling for liberation all over the country, not just on the coasts, not just in Ivy Leagues, but regular people, real-world people.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Its war-like rhythms and relentless pulse give the work a vigorous sense of liberation.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberation
emancipation
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Such a short intervening space after emancipation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The Black populations of France’s other colonies had to wait until 1848, when another revolution in Paris led to the passage of a second emancipation law – still 15 years in advance of Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation decree.—
Jeremy D. Popkin,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberation. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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