liberation

noun

ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce liberation (audio)
Definition of liberationnext
as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War

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Recent Examples of liberation Following the Allied liberation of Norway in May 1945, Prince Harald returned to Skaugum and attended Smestad school in Oslo before entering the Norwegian Cavalry Officers’ Training School in 1955 and the Norwegian Military Academy in 1959. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 There is something deeply hypocritical about discovering and using the language of women’s liberation only when your own status, reputation, or income is at stake. — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026 That progressive sociopolitical stance is evident from the beginning of her career, which overlapped with the emergence of the women’s liberation movement. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Something can be beloved, complex, and captivating and still not be a planet; there is liberation—redemption, even—in realizing this world remains undiminished. — Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liberation
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  • The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The draft class imports and the emancipation of legends are a battle for another year.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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