liberties

plural of liberty

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of liberties And the film doesn’t let Seyfried off the hook either, forcing her to confront how her portrayal in The Dropout might have been painful for Holmes, despite clearly being fictionalized to allow for taking a few liberties with the facts. — ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026 West was convicted of indecent liberties with a child involving three girls and served on the state GOP’s Plan of Organization Committee during Whatley’s time leading the party, The News & Observer reported previously. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 On the plus side, that provided more liberties for Waititi and Dahvi Waller in adapting. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 China’s repressive crackdown on the island’s personal liberties continues. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Tarek Hussein, a physical therapist, founded the local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil-liberties organization. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 The model available for preorder is known as the Voxel Series-1 and features a mostly humanoid design with a few liberties. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026 All year long, there’s been a lot of bellyaching over the creative liberties that Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey), Zach Cregger (Resident Evil) and the Lanterns team took with their respective adaptations. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The book, of course, goes much more in depth into Bela’s story, but the film takes plenty of other liberties in bringing the tale to the big screen. — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberties
Noun
  • OpenAI will discontinue two legacy voice options in ChatGPT next month, leaving GPT-Live as the platform’s default voice experience.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Left-hander Braxton Garrett is out of minor-league options and must be on the pitching staff in some capacity.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Students and faculty shouldn’t have to finance years of litigation to enjoy the expressive freedoms their universities promise.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Smith says that his campaign focuses on protecting constitutional freedoms, supporting working families, securing borders and restoring accountability in Washington.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • As Mercury stations direct in Scorpio, your spending choices and personal priorities may become easier to understand.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
  • By spreading out across so many influences instead of innovating in his niche, this new Hollis waters down his eccentricity with some derivative choices.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026

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“Liberties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberties. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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