1
as in choice
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty
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as in autonomy
the state of being free from the control or power of another
the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law
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Recent Examples of liberty
With a pro-religious liberty majority in both chambers and a sympathetic president in the White House, the opportunity to strike the Johnson Amendment from the tax code may not come again soon.
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Lauren Cooley, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Both fired shots for liberty in the spring of 1780.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
These ‘liberty teas’ proved perfectly acceptable substitutes, until the American Revolution ended, the global tea trade returned and yaupon was suddenly out of style again.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In a country created to vouchsafe the safety and liberty of a people persecuted for centuries, the security collapse remains a source of trauma and shame.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberty
Lauren Cooley, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Both fired shots for liberty in the spring of 1780.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
These ‘liberty teas’ proved perfectly acceptable substitutes, until the American Revolution ended, the global tea trade returned and yaupon was suddenly out of style again.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
In a country created to vouchsafe the safety and liberty of a people persecuted for centuries, the security collapse remains a source of trauma and shame.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberty
Noun
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Patton believes that people sometimes make choices out of a fear of being alone instead of waiting for the person they are meant to be with.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But Parker assiduously avoided getting involved in Elvis’ artistic or personal choices.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Venus will be making an opposition to Pluto retrograde in your sign, creating tension and friction between your personal autonomy and a lover’s desires.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, research suggests that high-quality listening can also help satisfy core psychological needs like autonomy and relatedness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To wit: If Anthony finishes first or second in Rookie of the Year voting, his salary from 2031-2033 goes up by $1 million each year, and the option increases by $2 million.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Map feature is off by default, and there are also options to hide certain locations, updates from certain people, and more.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Governments are enforcing where training and inference take place, and laws and regulations are becoming more stringent. Take a strategic, proactive approach to prepare for data sovereignty barriers.—
Mark Mahle,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But Israel's actions significantly undermined international law and further eroded Lebanese sovereignty and credibility.—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Now, some parents who are seeking political asylum are faced with a heartbreaking and frightening choice: Go back to the country where their life and/or freedom was threatened or stay in the United States and be separated from your child or children.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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There is nonetheless greater media freedom in Ukraine — a prerequisite for Kyiv’s aspirations to EU membership.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Regarding concerns arounds biodiversity, another way to approach the issue is through a new protocol within the Convention on Biological Diversity.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The best way to do that is to lift the archaic blackout restrictions that infuriate so many fans.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Powell has come under massive pressure from Trump this year, whose attacks over interest rates have raised the possibility that the era of Fed independence could be coming to an end.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Many of my fellow conservatives have sought to suffocate the U.S. renewables industry in their pursuit of energy independence despite both wind and gas turbines being mostly made in America.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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This visit was very important signal for our partners that Kyiv, much more safety right now, and also very important signal that Great Britain stay together with Ukraine, support Ukraine -- support our country in the fight for our freedom, for our independency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2022
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Yet the careful reader will appreciate the significance of the Puritan Cromwell’s independency.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2021
Cite this Entry
“Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberty. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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