1
as in independence
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
What endures are the soil conditions — the freedoms and institutions that allow creativity and risk-taking to flourish.
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Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Some managers like to give more freedom and don’t give clear instructions for 95 per cent of the moments of the game.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Protesters have the right to free speech and freedom of assembly, White said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
For roughly the first half, the songs are held together by a sort of yearning — for a person, for the open road, or for the idea of freedom.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for freedom
Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Some managers like to give more freedom and don’t give clear instructions for 95 per cent of the moments of the game.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Protesters have the right to free speech and freedom of assembly, White said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
For roughly the first half, the songs are held together by a sort of yearning — for a person, for the open road, or for the idea of freedom.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedom
Noun
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Sitake’s steadiness helped BYU escape the choppy waters of FBS independence and transition into a Power 4 conference in 2023.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But excellence and independence are all but impossible to consistently maintain without the steady backing of mentors or salaries, and when the incentives of the internet reward virality no matter how it’s achieved.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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Any potential impact could trigger impressive auroras in northern skies and possibly even at mid-latitudes.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Officials argue that the approach gives Washington greater legal and military latitude to strike at foreign groups involved in narcotics smuggling.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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But Ukraine says Russia is waging an imperial war of conquest to eradicate Ukrainian sovereignty and identity, and illegally bring it under Kremlin control.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than 15,000 Haitians lost their lives fighting against the United States’ seizure of Haitian sovereignty, including Charlemagne Péralte, the subject of Yveline Alexis’s engrossing and tragic account of the Occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Equity members have already voted in favor of a strike authorization.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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This practice has led some US lawmakers to push for repealing these authorizations, as Congress looks to wrestle back some authority over war powers and foreign policy.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Now, this was very far from ending occupation or achieving Palestinian liberty, but those were concessions that Israel made as a result of Palestinian resistance.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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The catch is that instead of writing the first draft of your college English paper, this document can determine someone’s liberty in court.—
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And a lot of that dialogue on the show, especially between my character, Gloria, and Rob Reiner's character, Mike, her husband, were about women's liberation.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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In his case, though, the genre bending seems to have been born not so much of liberation as necessity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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His law license remained intact, and his boss excused the behavior.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The labels have for the most part taken a cautiously experimental approach to AI music in the past several years, granting licenses to a few companies to create tools like AI voice clones or music generators, but suing several developers who didn’t get licenses for their models.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedom. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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