as in empowered
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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time
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Adjective
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Experts previously told Newsweek that ICE would become more empowered and emboldened under Trump's second administration.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Thanks to the likes of Princess Diana, who memorably styled a Catherine Walker suit with a Hackett waistcoat in 1988, royal women throughout the globe became more empowered to style suited moments for daytime engagements.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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They were finally freed the day his successor, Ronald Reagan, took the oath of office.—
Scott Kraft,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Now, a Democratic lawmaker in Congress has introduced a bill that would end federal contracts for special government employees (like Musk), citing conflict-of-interest concerns.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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With no candidates in the Republican primary or independent contenders running in the general election, the winner of the Democratic primary will be unopposed on April 1.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For the other man, meanwhile, those initially disorientating dreams cue a release from the strictures of masculine expectations and self-image, demonstrated through his increasingly liberated performances in a local choir.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its protagonist subsequently became a cultural phenomenon, a symbol of the modern British woman and an international example of liberated women everywhere.—
H. Alan Scott,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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In-ho shot Jun-ho, who fell off a cliff but survived and was rescued by a fisherman.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Enfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchised. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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