as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his own slaves until he was on his deathbed
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as in emancipated
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manumitted
Verb
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As part of the deal, Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages in Gaza, and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Israel also freed 242 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences, sending more than half of them into exile.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With the Slough House team now liberated to confront the next step in the terrorist’s scheme, Slow Horses is headed into the back half with a lot of strong momentum.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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Steve Buckley argues that Maye has liberated the Patriots from their past with that scintillating win over the Bills on Sunday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the American firm released a collaboration with the lifestyle brand founded by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz, which included a collection of fabrics, wall coverings and trims that reflect her eclectic runway fashions and South American spirit.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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As Ralphy continues settling into his new life in England after being rescued from China, TikTok users are loving his growing curiosity about the world.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Throw in a good heat protectant, and consider your hair-care routine officially rescued.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The site will also showcase regional heroes of the Underground Railroad, including the work of Smith, a freeborn woman with African American heritage who spent 21 years of her life as Stevens’ house manager and confidante (and, some speculate, his common-law wife).—
Tracy Schorn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Dec. 2023
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Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children.—
Janet Barber,
Scientific American,
9 Nov. 2021
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This is well over a dozen years before Black people are declared emancipated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the Revolutionary War itself, Britain’s Lord Dunmore had emancipated large numbers of southern slaves as a war measure—a fact well-known in both the 1770s and the 1860s.—
Akhil Reed Amar,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Manumitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manumitted. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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