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as in released
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys
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as in saved
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery
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Recent Examples of liberated
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
The Ten Commandments describe the kind of relationships the liberated slaves should pursue.
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James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
The book moves through the lives and bodies of figures like Susan Sontag, Kathy Acker, Ana Mendieta, Nina Simone, and Malcolm X, thinking about the body as political, artistic, and liberated.
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Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Adjective
The story of sheltered squares being exposed to the wider world and liberated is just as relevant now as 50 years ago.
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Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
The Ten Commandments describe the kind of relationships the liberated slaves should pursue.
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James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
He's also liberated from investigations.
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Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
The book moves through the lives and bodies of figures like Susan Sontag, Kathy Acker, Ana Mendieta, Nina Simone, and Malcolm X, thinking about the body as political, artistic, and liberated.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South.
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Well, the Thirteenth Amendment left the country with 4 million freed slaves, undefined.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department’s hazardous material team also tested for ammonia, which is used in refrigeration, and hydrogen fluoride, a toxic chemical that could be released by burning lithium-ion batteries and solar panels.
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In a new report released Wednesday, the university highlighted higher than average earnings, accelerated social mobility and declining student debt for its graduates.
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The technology is estimated to have saved an average of 190,000 lives each year between 2019-2021 as temperatures soared, according to the International Energy Agency.
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None of this generated the kind of headlines that a remote surgery possibly would have, but the reality has undoubtedly saved the lives of countless people.
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Six adults and a child were rescued from the water, but three children recovered from the lake after an intensive search were unresponsive to exhaustive lifesaving measures administered as soon as they were found, police said.
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Three children died and seven other people were rescued after a recreational boat capsized on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin during a fast-moving severe storm on July 3, authorities said.
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