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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Officers were able to squeeze the animal’s head free from the grate after about 20 minutes, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025 -
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.
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