1
as in choice
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty
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as in autonomy
the state of being free from the control or power of another
the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law
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Recent Examples of liberty
Plus new laws were going even further — into public bathrooms and people’s bedrooms, penalizing their most basic human freedoms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Tracy Baim, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence don’t include life, liberty and soda paid for by someone else.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Their sins will be washed away by the waters of liberty.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The cost to individuals' liberty is also increasing.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
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Tracy Baim, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence don’t include life, liberty and soda paid for by someone else.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Their sins will be washed away by the waters of liberty.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The cost to individuals' liberty is also increasing.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberty
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The curatorial choices are less about building an experience around some grand concept or documenting an important moment in art history, and more about showing off what is in the storeroom, or in this case, the closets.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ground your choices in self-respect.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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As Fortune reported in January, many workers whose productivity has genuinely improved with AI still describe a quiet sense of loss—of craft, of autonomy, of the slower rhythms that once defined skilled work.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Too, though the Basque Country is today is fully integrated into Spain, while retaining a great deal of autonomy, as well as its unique language and culture, the region’s relationship with the Iberian nation is shadowed by its history as the home of terrorist organization ETA.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Early in 2010, the group issued a draft laying out weather scenarios, priority areas, and a menu of projects and financing options.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The other option is to leave the kids at home with a trusted sitter.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Athletes have largely won the freedom to transfer almost at will via the portal along with the ability to be paid by schools that are now doling out more than $20 million a year to their athletes.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Drawing inspiration from the human hand’s intricate design and proprioceptive capabilities, this study aims to enhance the dexterity of robotic hands, particularly in multi-degree-of-freedom (DoF) motion and posture perception.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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My first preference was always the path of diplomacy, yet the regime continued their relentless quest for nuclear weapons and rejected every attempt at an agreement.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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But her mother's preferences hardly matter, at least not anymore.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The United States has experience in encouraging economic transitions through regulatory modernization and private-sector development frameworks, and that expertise can be shared in ways that respect national sovereignty.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The world today is divided territorially into more than 190 countries, each of which possesses a national government that claims to exercise sovereignty and seeks to compel obedience to its will by its citizens.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Elder law experts warn that the best protection against uncertainty, exploitation or government infringement of your independence is to plan ahead, early and often.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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This visit was very important signal for our partners that Kyiv, much more safety right now, and also very important signal that Great Britain stay together with Ukraine, support Ukraine -- support our country in the fight for our freedom, for our independency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2022
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Yet the careful reader will appreciate the significance of the Puritan Cromwell’s independency.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2021
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“Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberty. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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