1
as in autonomy
the state of being free from the control or power of another
we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nation's wars since its founding
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as in latitude
the right to act or move freely
as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach
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Recent Examples of freedom
At some point during his brief stints of freedom, Davis apparently found work with Services for the UnderServed, a social services organization.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the university is the fortress of freedom and must fulfill its historic role.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Freedom of expression is fundamental, and is linked to other rights and freedoms.
—Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
The long-time friends are torn between loyalty and survival, with Adamo’s rise, police pressure and gang violence threatening to destroy their bond and chance at freedom.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the university is the fortress of freedom and must fulfill its historic role.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Freedom of expression is fundamental, and is linked to other rights and freedoms.
—Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
The long-time friends are torn between loyalty and survival, with Adamo’s rise, police pressure and gang violence threatening to destroy their bond and chance at freedom.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedom
Noun
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Europe’s post-historical fantasies will be the first casualty of its struggle for military autonomy.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The gesture was not about electricity but autonomy, the desire of the artist to free himself from the restrictive meters and themes of an agit-prop folk tradition.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The best view—when the planets will all be visible against a dark sky, for those in a lucky band of latitudes—will present itself between February 23–26.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The world of many dinosaurs had a climate that varied by latitude.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many Americans and policymakers across the political spectrum view Russia's February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine as an attack on Ukrainian sovereignty and believe Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to be reined in.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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This shift began with what felt at first like ad hoc, perhaps unserious attacks on the sovereignty of Denmark, Canada, and Panama.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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And support for Ukraine from the U.S. and Europe accelerated, including an authorization to use long-range American weapons to strike militarily strategic targets within Russia.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The ruling is another setback for one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities to strengthen immigration enforcement and conduct mass deportations of migrants who are in the country without legal authorization.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Thirty years earlier, in 1995, on the weekend before Quebec’s second referendum on independence, my family and I went to Montreal to wander the city, to try to sense what Quebeckers were feeling, but mostly just to be there.—
Ken Dryden,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The unit is also compatible with solar power systems and can run on a generator for complete energy independence.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An audio recording from the control tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport reveals that the flight was cleared to land at approximately 2:10 p.m. local time.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The answers, in the hundreds, from residents present a clear picture: Water billings to all residents are out of control and do not follow a percentage across-the-board increase.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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This visit was very important signal for our partners that Kyiv, much more safety right now, and also very important signal that Great Britain stay together with Ukraine, support Ukraine -- support our country in the fight for our freedom, for our independency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2022
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Yet the careful reader will appreciate the significance of the Puritan Cromwell’s independency.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2021
Noun
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The penalty for the first time an employer is found not using E-Verify would be a possible business license suspension of up to 60 days, according to a copy of the bill.—
Rachel Spacek,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Feb. 2025
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The licenses came with rules that providers called onerous and unethical, including mandatory pelvic exams for women.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedom. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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