as in freed
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
I cannot wait to be shut of this social obligation
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Adjective
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So the fact that Xbox games are now free to land on any platform might be a harbinger of things to come, and this could give Microsoft a foundational head-start in the race toward a different future.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025 -
There’s no guarantee the barrier plans will keep the carp from lakes, which already have some freshwater common European carp, also an invasive species, swimming free.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Today, Hampton’s legacy is one of revolutionary love, community and the audacity to imagine a liberated future.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The liberated students go wild on campus with some students like Marie trying to stop them.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Shut (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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