as in liberation
the act of setting free from slavery
a book discussing the role that emancipation played in the nation's history
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Alessandro Caccamo, international sales manager at Italy’s Vision Distribution, explains that UPP focused on the female emancipation angle when marketing There’s Still Tomorrow in China.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 May 2025
After Texans learned of emancipation on June 19, 1865, two developments changed the shape of the city: The rise of freedom colonies of independent, land-owning African Americans during the 1860s and '70s, as well as the arrival of the first railroad from Houston on Christmas Day, 1871.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But as a marker of emancipation, the day has carried significance for over a century, ever since Union troops rode into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and declared freedom for all the men, women and children still shackled by slavery.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 21 June 2025
Others contend the different date is simply a reflection of how learning about Lincoln's executive order of emancipation reached faraway, rural enclaves at times later than Galveston, Texas.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 May 2025
After Texans learned of emancipation on June 19, 1865, two developments changed the shape of the city: The rise of freedom colonies of independent, land-owning African Americans during the 1860s and '70s, as well as the arrival of the first railroad from Houston on Christmas Day, 1871.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But as a marker of emancipation, the day has carried significance for over a century, ever since Union troops rode into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and declared freedom for all the men, women and children still shackled by slavery.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 21 June 2025
Others contend the different date is simply a reflection of how learning about Lincoln's executive order of emancipation reached faraway, rural enclaves at times later than Galveston, Texas.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipation
liberation
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The visit comes ahead of Colombia’s July 20th Independence Day — a milestone that was facilitated by Haiti, which provided arms and soldiers to help in its liberation and that of Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama from under Spanish rule.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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Investment income for the quarter, propelled by a remarkable turnaround for the markets generally since the lows of liberation day, should see a significant boost.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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