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as in options
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty
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as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another
the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law
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Recent Examples of liberties
Like some of the liberties listed below.
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The series took some liberties to dramatically retell Gein's story.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The liberties taken elsewhere also go a long way toward undermining the series’ closing message of near-universal empathy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
And the social-media outcry over Kimmel’s indefinite suspension and subsequent reinstatement might suggest that a new civil-liberties movement is gaining momentum.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, the mid-season dinner party scene featuring the ghosts of famous serial killers remains one of the better creative liberties the show has ever taken.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
But the filmmakers took creative liberties.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The cases are the latest in an ongoing crackdown to suppress protests and growing criticism of the government by Cubans frustrated with the deteriorating economic conditions and lack of liberties.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
If this most fundamental right is allowed to perish, then the rest of our rights and liberties will topple just like dominoes.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The series took some liberties to dramatically retell Gein's story.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The liberties taken elsewhere also go a long way toward undermining the series’ closing message of near-universal empathy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
And the social-media outcry over Kimmel’s indefinite suspension and subsequent reinstatement might suggest that a new civil-liberties movement is gaining momentum.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Still, the mid-season dinner party scene featuring the ghosts of famous serial killers remains one of the better creative liberties the show has ever taken.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
But the filmmakers took creative liberties.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The cases are the latest in an ongoing crackdown to suppress protests and growing criticism of the government by Cubans frustrated with the deteriorating economic conditions and lack of liberties.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
If this most fundamental right is allowed to perish, then the rest of our rights and liberties will topple just like dominoes.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberties
Noun
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This year, Spirit Halloween has options for dressing up like the unlikely besties, with costumes from both their Shiz days and post-graduation lives.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Larger platforms, such as HBO Max, Netflix, and Prime Video, provide extensive parental control options.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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From Nairobi to Jakarta, Kathmandu to Antananarivo, youth are mobilizing over grievances such as corruption, economic hardship, failing public services and restrictions on digital freedoms.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The unprecedented internet blackout came without public warning and was immediately attributed to an order from the Taliban, a repressive Islamist regime that has stifled personal freedoms, particularly those of women and girls, since taking power in 2021.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the pitching market will have some choices.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Knapp’s team monitors web traffic data to identify the largest culprits, though DAZN anti-piracy manager Samuel Farkas said the company also keeps an eye on social media discussions to pick out rising choices.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Liberties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberties. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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