1
as in to free
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys
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as in to save
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery
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Recent Examples of liberate
Peters dives headfirst into these negative outcomes — those who could have been liberated by desire but choose to drown rather than swim.
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
This might fly in the face of everything a business leader has been taught about being an expert, but trust me, the results of this kind of thinking are liberating.
—Christian Davies Fcsd, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
That was really liberating at the time for women and looked scary to men.
—A Martínez, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
The assumption was that line cops would be kinder and gentler if they were liberated from the nefarious influence of bad chiefs.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
This might fly in the face of everything a business leader has been taught about being an expert, but trust me, the results of this kind of thinking are liberating.
—Christian Davies Fcsd, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
That was really liberating at the time for women and looked scary to men.
—A Martínez, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
The assumption was that line cops would be kinder and gentler if they were liberated from the nefarious influence of bad chiefs.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberate
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Removing them will free up space and improve performance.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The husband eventually managed to free himself of his bindings, and when McIsaac returned to the living room, the husband fought back and subdued him long enough to allow the rest of the family to escape and seek help, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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While Jun-no’s priority is saving the company, more than a few executives are focused on saving themselves.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The anime follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
29 Mar. 2025
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What To Watch This Week The economic calendar releases for the week are not of the highest importance.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Most of the captives have been released in ceasefire agreements or other deals, but Israeli forces rescued eight alive and recovered dozens of bodies.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Best of all, travelers can also redeem Alaska Air Mileage Plan frequent flyer miles for the one-way deals on select flights as low as 4,500 miles.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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UConn won last year’s meeting in Portland 80-73 as the 3-seed, but USC redeemed itself with a 72-70 upset of the Huskies in Hartford on Dec. 21 this season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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An 82-year-old Louisiana man was rescued by authorities after spending multiple hours stuck in thick mud while fishing.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Two members of Landi’s crew survived by clinging onto pieces of wood until a passing vessel rescued them the next day.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This begs the question: What can countries in this region do to extricate themselves from this trap?—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters had to extricate the man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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At the age of 14, Culkin emancipated himself from his parents.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The mother-daughter duo went their separate ways when Drew was emancipated at the age of 14.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Once a record begins playing, the mechanics are disengaged completely, preserving the playback quality.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Research published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology found that romantic partners who coped with conflict by disengaging — through avoidance, withdrawal or denial—exhibited stronger physiological stress responses and slower recovery afterward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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