manumitting

verb

present participle of manumit
as in freeing
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manumitting
  1. freeing
  2. releasing
  3. rescuing
  4. liberating
  5. enfranchising
  6. saving
  7. emancipating
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  • Scheduler optimizations in macOS 27 mean lightweight and persistent tasks go to the efficiency cores and neural accelerator, freeing up Super cores for heavier demands.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This reality is claustrophobic at times, but at others freeing, almost meditative.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of freeing
Verb
  • Authorities have a pending identification of the suspect and are not releasing it at this time, Losat said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than simply releasing it into the environment, some facilities can recover this heat and supply it to nearby homes and businesses through district heating networks.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • Parents were taught to respond supportively while stepping back from rescuing their child from what frightened them.
    — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
  • According to the Joey’s Friends website, the organization focuses on rescuing animals that have experienced abuse, neglect or the threat of euthanasia in overcrowded shelters.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rescuing
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  • Putin’s army proved unable to advance on the frontline; Ukrainian troops even made incremental progress in liberating territory.
    — Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Which is why it’s been liberating to step out of the spotlight.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberating
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  • The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of enfranchising
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  • Members also enjoy money-saving perks at recreational parks, sporting events, concerts and more.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
  • After struggling and saving with their mother, Tallulah (a phenomenal Ledisi), sharecroppers Mary and Martha are eager to finally buy the land the Clarke family has worked on for generations.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of saving
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  • After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of emancipating
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