liberated

adjective

lib·​er·​at·​ed ˈli-bə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce liberated (audio)
: freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles
a liberated woman
a liberated marriage

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Asylum is not what Kadiatou, who is the most burdened of the four yet who also unexpectedly emerges feeling the most liberated, finds in America. Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025 How Rebecca Black’s new record became her most liberated. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025 That arrangement suited both Israel and Hamas — every liberated hostage brought relief to the Israeli population, while Hamas’s prestige was bolstered among Palestinians every time a prisoner was released. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 The song reflects the ongoing struggle for racial equality and imagines a liberated future for Black Americans. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liberated

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of liberated was in 1887

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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberated. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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liberated

adjective
lib·​er·​at·​ed
: freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles

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