liberties

plural of liberty

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of liberties But his larger-than-life legacy also inspired them to take certain liberties, with the permission of Bourdain’s estate. Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026 What games get right Despite their liberties, space cleanup games do hit the mark in a number of areas. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Public safety and constitutional liberties should reinforce one another, not come into conflict. Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Once that classroom discussion begins, academics will surely have some more words for all the creative liberties Nolan’s movie takes. Antonio Ferme, Variety, 18 July 2026 For all the culture-war debates about the liberties Nolan took in his casting, his most radical deviation from the text has to do with agency and who has it. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Coaches and players wanted the ability to customize what the tablets could do for them, and the league allowed these liberties. Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Kane, however, took more artistic liberties to set the show in the ‘70s. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Each family member took creative liberties with their Halloween costumes in 2021, dressing up as everything from an adorable pumpkin to a football player. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberties
Noun
  • Hurzeler has good options in the middle too, with new signings Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Struijk and Michael Svoboda compensating for Jan Paul van Hecke’s exit to Tottenham.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The lush gardens and private office space provide plenty of scenic options for where to spend your alone time, while the covered patio is practically begging for a dinner party with the entire crew.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Their experiences offer a stark look at the ways Afghan women are treated and their lack of even the most basic individual freedoms under Taliban rule.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Haidt, who is the same age as the writer Bret Easton Ellis, waxes nostalgic for many of the freedoms enjoyed in Ellis’s 2023 novel, The Shards.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The most popular choices are either a double-sided safety razor (usually with a butterfly mechanism that makes changing blades easy) or a straight razor (also called a cutthroat razor).
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Individual choices look unremarkable, but across enough text, the pattern becomes detectable.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Liberties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberties. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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