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adjective

as in emancipated

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verb

past tense of manumit
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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  1. liberated
  2. freed
  3. freeborn
  4. released
  5. rescued
  6. emancipated
Adjective
  • The short asymmetrical hemline and plunging off-the-shoulder neckline exuded a liberated sensuality, again at odds with palace strictures.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The slide-out kitchen stores away under the bed so as not to take up any of the liberated floor space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • Ackman wants the conservatorship to end, arguing the entities would be worth multiples of their current valuation if they were freed from government control.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The husband freed one loop, then another, and used the momentum to pull the dog toward him and out of the car.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of freed
Adjective
  • 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
  • Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times.
    — James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
Definition of freeborn
Verb
  • Doctors also described various nonhormonal options in the new advice released last month by the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The identity of the man who died will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office once next of kin have been notified.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • First responders still have to actively clear all the homes and a Blackhawk helicopter is now flying overhead to see if any more people need to be rescued, with parts of the city still inaccessible, Earley said.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That the final season of Yellowjackets features the high school soccer team being rescued and returning home is no secret.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rescued
Verb
  • At home, the United States had defeated their armies, destroyed their infrastructure, retaken their territory, emancipated their enslaved, and devastated their economy and society into a catastrophic mess.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Winter was legally emancipated and declared an adult at age 17 in 2015.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of emancipated
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