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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 saved
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 liberated
Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Tutu continued his role of moral leadership after the fall of Apartheid and the election of Mandela as the first president of a liberated South Africa.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Igra and her mother were still living there when Russian and Cossack forces liberated them, as Igra said during her Eskaton talk.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Against this backdrop, the most striking thing about Dreamers in Exile is its liberated vitality.
—Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Tutu continued his role of moral leadership after the fall of Apartheid and the election of Mandela as the first president of a liberated South Africa.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
Maybe Lakers players felt liberated by not having to deal with the big guy.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Igra and her mother were still living there when Russian and Cossack forces liberated them, as Igra said during her Eskaton talk.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
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The ministry identified the freed captives as Russian citizen Oleg Gret and Ukrainian citizen Yuri Yurov.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The passage of time is cleverly conveyed through a variety of devices, from the sitcoms on Jacki’s TV screen (Cheers gives way to Seinfeld) and the age of the (offstage) dog that Jacki hopes to someday share and raise with a freed Nick.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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That would mark the first withdrawal under this tool since February 2025, according to Bloomberg calculations based on the operation plan released late on Friday.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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His name and the name of the suspect in the shooting have not yet been released by police.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Trump, in remarks to reporters after the dinner, said the suspect shot one Secret Service agent at close range and that the agent was saved by a bulletproof vest.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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These rules also apply to child influencers, whose income must be saved the same way.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Targeted again almost immediately, Shuji is rescued by detective Soma Ryosuke (Takahashi Issey), who turns to former television journalist Yarimizu Nanao (Saitoh Takumi) for help sheltering him.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters rescued one adult and two children from the home.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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