as in willingly
of one's own free will
you took part in this voluntarily, so you have no cause to complain
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freely
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Children roam freely, and elders are embraced as essential members of the community.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025 -
Laws intended to prevent excessive exploitation went mostly unenforced in the rural northwest, allowing the continuation of what was virtually a chattel system in which workers could be bought, sold, and transported freely.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Voluntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluntarily. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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