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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfranchised
Adjective
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Heidi is the empowered frontier woman, setting off from her parents’ Colorado lodge to reinvent everything about herself out west with a wild man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
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Saturn in Aries activates your relationship with money, values, and self-worth, beginning a new phase of building stability from a more empowered place.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Valencia was freed on March 23 and given his property, cellphone and food, according to Wenrick.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was freed from court oversight in 20222.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ideas expressed in the piece Bianco’s ballot seizure and investigation represent a threat to democratic elections, as the sheriff is operating outside legal boundaries established to protect election integrity and chain of custody over ballots.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reforms often required strong executive power, largely at the expense of social stability and democratic legitimacy; protests against the IMF’s programs left scores dead as authorities repressed dissent.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rosa hid both Sam and his sister Sara in the camp until they were deported in 1944 to the Częstochowa concentration camp in Poland, where Rosa again hid both Sam and his sister until the Soviet Army liberated the camp in 1945.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Or, perhaps the dust liberated by the jets is falling back onto the comet, covering those ices in an insulating layer that prevents the ices from being heated by the sun and sublimating as quickly.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Estimates broken down by city are expected to be released in May.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Details on what led to the crash or the extent of Schwabe’s injuries have not been released.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.—
Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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The actress would go on to struggle with addiction issues and in February 1991, emancipated herself at the age of 14.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The former Fortune 100 company marketing executive rescued a white rabbit that a family with kids no longer wanted.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seriously injured, Johnson was rescued by helicopter, but Molly disappeared.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Enfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchised. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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