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as in frees
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 saves
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 liberates
In addition to sparing readers a confrontation with the luminous now of the Notification Center, Cash also liberates the Flynns from the always-too-late pop-culture references that constrain many internet novels.
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Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberates
Verb
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Consider streamlining a recurring task with a template, because consistency reduces stress and frees time for more complicated projects.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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This frees me up to prioritize both myself and the friends who are reciprocal in their time, effort, and energy.—
Rebecca Fearn,
SELF,
10 Feb. 2026
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This enables, for example, ultra-fast charging while requiring only thinner cables, which saves weight and costs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Five minutes of sorting your meds into an efficient pill organizer saves space for far more important things (like an extra pair of shoes).—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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When wrap is finally called, Balfe releases the metaphorical pressure valve, letting the waterworks flow.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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When the agency releases hiring and unemployment numbers for January on Wednesday, they are expected to show that businesses, government agencies and nonprofits added about 80,000 jobs last month — modest but up from 50,000 in December.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The song begins just after Benedict rescues Sophie from sharing a dance with another attendee.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Liberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberates. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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