manumitted 1 of 2

past tense of manumit

manumitted

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for manumitted
Verb
  • Its stupidity was entertaining, but its stupidity also freed me from having to think about it.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And both players seemed freed by a rotational tweak that saw the Broncos largely alternate the backs by series instead of searching for the perfect run looks for each player.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And that liberated me, absolutely liberated me.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some argue the practice is riding on the coattails of Canada’s historical ties to countries such as the Netherlands, which was liberated by Canadian troops during World War II and where Canadians are particularly appreciated.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone was safe after the incident, according to a statement released by the organizers.
    Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Poll Signals Voter Blame for Government Shutdown A poll released a few hours before the government shutdown came into effect gave insight into how voters may apportion the blame.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, title notwithstanding, this opener is as gleeful as the rest of the record, as Swift sings about being rescued from a descent into Shakespearian madness by her happy-go-lucky baller.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The group was able to use their phone to call 911 and she was rescued by air ambulance with unknown injuries, deputies said.
    Paloma Chavez, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • This is well over a dozen years before Black people are declared emancipated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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