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liberated

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verb

past tense of liberate

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Recent Examples of liberated
Adjective
This subtle yet revolutionary approach reflects the film’s core message: change begins with the smallest of actions, and these quiet acts of defiance can ripple outward to create a more liberated future. Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 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 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 The images from liberated camps shocked people around the world, as did survivor testimonies, and the evidence of mass murder revealed by postwar trials. Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liberated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberated
Verb
  • The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
  • What critics miss is the decades of effort by Bezos to create a network This freed him from the need to tell people what to do.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • He was released from prison in October 2019.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberated. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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