1
as in voluntarily
of one's own free will
I will freely give my life for my country
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2
as in easily
without difficulty
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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Recent Examples of freely
Are people so affronted that she’s been able to thrive so freely in spite of her individuality which in another lifetime could have easily worked against her?
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Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
People have a right to their opinions—and to voice them freely.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
That could be as many as 149 million shares, based on data suggesting the number of shares freely available to trade is 223 million.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
People have a right to their opinions—and to voice them freely.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
That could be as many as 149 million shares, based on data suggesting the number of shares freely available to trade is 223 million.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for freely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freely
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The division is open for the taking, meaning if the Commanders can also easily earn the top seed in the NFC.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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This required surgically implanting acoustic tags that could transmit data via satellite and cannot be easily dislodged during the study period.—
Priya Shukla,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Anderson makes that suspension of disbelief easy enough, however, through skillful orchestration of atmospheric and action-ful eye candy.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Despite that, North Carolina’s courts let thousands of those extreme speeders off easy.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2025
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Depositphotos View 2 Images In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go through the intermediate step of converting them to stem cells first.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2025
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Seamless integration with freight forwarders, 3PLs, customs brokers and shipping agents ensures that critical data flows efficiently between systems.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, there’s a high chance that your phone number is readily available on many lists that data brokers sell to numerous search websites.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some plants germinate readily outdoors, but still need protection from critters, and diligent attention to watering and weeding.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freely. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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