1
as in voluntarily
of one's own free will
I will freely give my life for my country
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2
as in easily
without difficulty
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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Recent Examples of freely
Infectious diseases, by nature, exploit individualism; their version of liberty is to find the unprotected, and spread more freely.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
In so holding, the Court also implied that the President could freely remove executive officers.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The ability to arrive in a country and apply for a digital nomad visa can, therefore, further skew the power of certain individuals to travel more freely than others.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The disappearance of free electrons suddenly allowed photons, the particles that make up light, to travel freely.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
In so holding, the Court also implied that the President could freely remove executive officers.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The ability to arrive in a country and apply for a digital nomad visa can, therefore, further skew the power of certain individuals to travel more freely than others.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The disappearance of free electrons suddenly allowed photons, the particles that make up light, to travel freely.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freely
Adverb
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Ortega said balances grew during the pandemic as workers — and the rest of America — weren’t able to travel as easily for vacation.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Beach Club's toes-in-the-sand restaurant is easily among the best on the island.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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His fiercest opponent refused to go down easy, sending he and the golf world on an epic, unprecedented rollercoaster ride.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Death, Poison and Blackmail: Every Wild Moment from the The White Lotus Season 3 Finale His son on the other hand, did not get off so easy after making his protein shake the following morning in the contaminated blender.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Their idea is to link cities that are too far for existing daytime trains to serve efficiently.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Swiffer Sweep + Mop Deluxe cleaned up both the ketchup and peanut butter quickly and efficiently.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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Assessing the right-back market heading into the summer, few readily available options would definitely appeal to Liverpool.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hadland says this is particularly concerning because products like Galaxy Gas are so readily available to adolescents, often as young as 11 or 12 years old.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freely. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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