liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group
women's liberation
Examples of liberation in a Sentence
The liberation of the city took weeks.
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
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Working with a script by Neil Simon, May turns its tightly wound comedy into an uproarious, bitterly ironic vision of self-liberation and the pursuit of happiness.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
After liberation, many of them pursued incremental changes to improve their daily lives.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The Feminist lives among women and adopts a rhetoric of feminine liberation.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
However, others have pushed back against the idea of Palestinian liberation — such as Jerry Seinfeld, who recently compared the Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan during a surprise appearance at Duke University.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
After liberation, many of them pursued incremental changes to improve their daily lives.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The Feminist lives among women and adopts a rhetoric of feminine liberation.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
However, others have pushed back against the idea of Palestinian liberation — such as Jerry Seinfeld, who recently compared the Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan during a surprise appearance at Duke University.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberation
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“Liberation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberation. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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liberation
noun
lib·er·a·tion
ˌlib-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2
: a movement seeking equal rights for a group
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