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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfranchised
Adjective
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Incumbents, likewise, will feel more empowered to use violence to quash independence movements.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025 -
People with regular primary care providers are more likely to get preventive care that avoids serious illnesses and feel more empowered to advocate for themselves.—
Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But she’s also been freed in a way.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With Murphy’s term nearing its end, New Jersey residents have not voted in three consecutive gubernatorial races for a Democrat since 1961, when Democrat Richard Hughes was voted to replace former two-term Democratic Gov. Robert Meyner.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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But given the wilderness the national Democratic Party currently finds itself in, competition for California’s top job will also probably double as a referendum on the broader question of what a winning Democratic leader should sound like.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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This was followed by a ground operation, which lasted for five days, concluding on Feb. 28, with Kuwait liberated and Iraqi forces expelled.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
11 June 2025
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The new draft agreement also includes provisions for revenues from territories currently occupied by Russia, in the event they were freed: The share of resource revenues contributed to the fund from liberated areas would be 66 percent.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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What scant information is available suggests a similar form factor and feature set to the first Switch released back in 2017.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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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
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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